A review of fundamental research in combustion stabilization for hypersonic airbreathing
propulsion is presented. Combustion in high-speed airbreathing propulsion systems …

Trapped vortex combustor (TVC) is different from conventional swirl-stabilized combustors. It
takes advantages of a cavity to stabilize the flame. When the cavity size of a TVC is well …

High speed flows inside cavities are encountered in many aerospace applications including
weapon bays of combat aircraft as well as landing gear. The flow field inside these cavities …

Recesses in the walls of supersonic combustion chambers–cavities–have emerged as a
preferred flameholding device since they are non-intrusive, hence resulting in reduced drag …

Experiments were performed to examine the stability of hydrocarbon-fueled flames in cavity
flameholders in supersonic airflows. Methane and ethylene were burned in two different …

The two equation standard k–ɛ turbulence model and the two-dimensional compressible
Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations have been used to computationally …

The flow over a cavity at a Mach number 0.8 is considered. The cavity is deep with an aspect
ratio (length over depth) L/D= 0.42. This deep cavity flow exhibits several features that …

An experimental study was conducted to compare laser ignition (LI) and spark discharge
ignition (SDI) in an ethylene fueled supersonic combustor operating at a global equivalence …

This paper provides a detailed historical review of the cavity flow phenomena in fluid
mechanics, from recorded studies in the late 19th century to more recent work. Research …

A direct connect, optically accessible combustor was used to reveal flow characteristics
inside a reacting solid fuel supersonic combustor with air inlet total pressure of 12.9 atm and …