Optimization of Passive Flow Control for Enhanced Turbulent-Mixing in Supersonic Propulsion
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Marcel Ilie
Location
Poster 178
Session Format
Poster Presentation
Academic Unit
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Keywords
Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, Scramjets
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Start Date
2022 12:00 AM
January 2022
Optimization of Passive Flow Control for Enhanced Turbulent-Mixing in Supersonic Propulsion
Poster 178
Scramjets, supersonic ramjets, are comprised of an inlet, combustor, and convergent-divergent nozzle [4]. The inlet allows the airflow to become compressed while staying as a supersonic flow. In the combustor, air and fuel are mixed and combusted. When the combusted mixture is exiting the convergent-divergent nozzle the scramjet is propelled by thrust.
Scramjet do not require rotating parts or an oxidizer [3]. Without a mechanical compressor there is no need to worry about fatigue in impeller blades. Since the scramjet uses supersonic flow from the air, it does not require an oxidizer. With the exclusion of these parts, the weight of the jet is greatly reduced, allow the scramjet to carry more cargo [5].
