Supersonic mixing in airbreathing propulsion systems for hypersonic flights

W Huang, Z Du, L Yan, Z **a - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Achieving efficient fuel-air mixing is a crucial problem for the design of scramjet engines.
Due to the very short residence time of the fuel within the scramjet combustor for typical flight …

Flame propagation and stabilization in dual-mode scramjet combustors: a survey

W Huang, Z Du, L Yan, R Moradi - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
The dual-mode scramjet combustor is a promising candidate for the combined cycle engine
of the hypersonic airplane, and the flame propagation and stabilization process in the dual …

Numerical investigation on mixing improvement mechanism of transverse injection based scramjet combustor

G Choubey, PM Yadav, Y Devarajan, W Huang - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
The major hurdle in augmenting the performance of supersonic engines is the appropriate
distribution of injected fuel within the supersonic chamber. That's why SST k− ω model is …

Research progress on strut-equipped supersonic combustors for scramjet application

J Chang, J Zhang, W Bao, D Yu - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Scramjets are regarded as one of the most efficient air-breathing propulsion devices in
supersonic flight conditions, and combustors are critical components in scramjet engines …

Mixing enhancement strategies and their mechanisms in supersonic flows: a brief review

W Huang - Acta Astronautica, 2018 - Elsevier
Achieving efficient fuel-air mixing is a crucial issue in the design of the scramjet engine due
to the compressibility effect on the mixing shear layer growth and the stringent flow …

Mixing augmentation induced by a vortex generator located upstream of the transverse gaseous jet in supersonic flows

L Li, W Huang, L Yan - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The mixing process plays a very important role in the engineering realization of the scramjet
engine, and sufficient mixing between the incoming supersonic air and the fuel relates to …

Comparison of the single/multi transverse jets under the influence of shock wave in supersonic crossflow

MB Gerdroodbary, MR Takami, HR Heidari, K Fallah… - Acta Astronautica, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of the shock wave on sonic transverse hydrogen through single and
multi-jets for supersonic combustion were investigated numerically. This study presents the …

Numerical investigation and optimization on the micro-ramp vortex generator within scramjet combustors with the transverse hydrogen jet

L Li, W Huang, L Yan, Z Du, M Fang - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
An effective fuel supply strategy with high mixing efficiency, large penetration depth and low
stagnation pressure losses determines the overall performance of the scramjet (supersonic …

Investigation on three mixing enhancement strategies in transverse gaseous injection flow fields: A numerical study

L Li, W Huang, M Fang, Y Shi, Z Li, A Peng - International Journal of Heat …, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerical investigation of some mixing enhancement strategies based on the traditional
transverse injection technique proposed in recent years was carried out by means of the …

Mixing enhancement and penetration improvement induced by pulsed gaseous jet and a vortex generator in supersonic flows

L Li, W Huang, L Yan, Z Zhao, L Liao - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2017 - Elsevier
A good injection strategy with high penetration and mixing efficiency relates to the overall
performance of the airbreathing hypersonic propulsion system. In the current study, the …