Progress in hypersonic combustion technology with computation and experimentDesign of successful airbreathing engines for operation at near-orbital speeds presents significant challenges in all the disciplines involved, including propulsion. This paper presents a discussion of the important physics of hypersonic combustion and an assessment of the state of the art of ground simulations with pulse facilities and with computational techniques. Recent examples of experimental and computational simulations are presented and discussed. The need for continued application of these tools to establish the credibility and fidelity of engineering design methods for practical hypersonic combustors is emphasized along with the critical need for improved diagnostic methods for hypervelocity reacting flows.
Document ID
19910038256
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Anderson, Griffin Y. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Kumar, Ajay (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Erdos, John I. (General Applied Science Laboratories Ronkonkoma, NY, United States)