Hypersonic wavecatcher intakes and variable-geometry turbine based combined cycle engines

FY Zuo, S Mölder - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
A summary is presented of research progress in the design and technology of hypersonic air
intakes and variable-geometry turbine based combined cycle (TBCC) intakes. Development …

Dynamic multi-objective optimization of scramjet inlet based on small-sample Kriging model

Y Ma, M Guo, Y Zhang, J Le, Y Tian, S Tong… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The generic inlet is depicted based on a smooth Bézier curve, and the results and insights
from high-dimensional dynamic multi-objective optimization of small-sample high Mach …

Design optimization and off-design performance analysis of axisymmetric scramjet intakes for ascent flight

S Brahmachary, C Fujio, M Aksay, H Ogawa - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Scramjet engines are one of the most economical and reliable high-speed airbreathing
propulsion technologies that can be used for low-cost satellite launchers and hypersonic …

Multipoint design optimization of Busemann-based intakes for scramjet-powered ascent flight

S Brahmachary, H Ogawa - Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
Scramjet engines are one of the most promising hypersonic airbreathing propulsion
technologies for robust, efficient, and economical access to space. Multi-objective design …

Effects of hydrogen fuel injection in a Mach 12 scramjet inlet

JE Barth, V Wheatley, MK Smart - AIAA Journal, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org
To investigate the potential benefits of hydrogen fuel injection in a three-dimensional
scramjet inlet, flow through a Mach 12 rectangular-to-elliptical shape transitioning scramjet …

Three-dimensional analysis of a supersonic combustor coupled to innovative inward-turning inlets

FJ Malo-Molina, DV Gaitonde, HB Ebrahimi, SM Ruffin - AIAA journal, 2010 - arc.aiaa.org
HYPERSONIC air-breathing flight will enable rapid transport as well as affordable access to
space (see, eg,[1]). Despite advances in high-speed propulsion analysis, adequate …

Investigation of internal-waverider-inlet flow pattern integrated with variable-geometry for TBCC

F Zuo, G Huang, C **a - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The novel flow pattern type of high-external compression internal conical of C+ integrated
with variable-geometry internal waverider inlet is investigated in this paper. Firstly, based on …

[HTML][HTML] Passage shock wave/boundary layer interaction control for transonic compressors using bumps

LIU Yongzhen, Z Wei, Z Qingjun, Z Qiang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flow separation due to shock wave/boundary layer interaction is dominated in blade
passage with supersonic relative incoming flow, which always accompanies aerodynamic …

A new integration method based on the coupling of mutistage osculating cones waverider and Busemann inlet for hypersonic airbreathing vehicles

X Wang, J Wang, Z Lyu - Acta Astronautica, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new design method employed for a practical integration of multistage
compression osculating cones waverider and Busemann inlet. The singularity based on …

Design of shape morphing hypersonic inward-turning inlet using multistage optimization

J Wang, J Cai, Y Duan, Y Tian - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
To make a compromise between compression efficiency and aerodynamic performance, a
novel multistage optimization approach is proposed to improve the design of the shape …