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Review of Problems in Application of Supersonic Combustion

Part of: RAeS Lanchester Lecture Papers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

Antonio Ferri
Antonio Ferri*
Affiliation:
General Applied Science Laboratories, Inc., New York University
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Summary

The problem of air-breathing engines capable of flying at very high Mach numbers is described briefly. Possible performance of supersonic combustion ramjets is outlined briefly and the supersonic combustion process is described. Two mechanisms of combustion are outlined: one is supersonic combustion controlled by convection process, and the second is controlled by diffusion. The parameters related to the combustion process are discussed in detail. Data and analyses of reaction rates and mixing phenomena are represented; the flame mechanism is discussed, and experimental results are presented.

Type
Seventh Lanchester Memorial Lecture
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 68 , Issue 645 , September 1964 , pp. 575 - 597
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1964

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