Numerical investigation of methane and air mixing in a shcramjet inlet

15th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Wang, Yen W ^a,b   Sislian, Jean P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b High Speed Vehicle Propulsion Systems Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE FUEL TANKS; EFFICIENCY; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYPERSONIC VEHICLES; KEROSENE; METHANE; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SYSTOLIC ARRAYS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; INLET CONFIGURATION; K-OMEGA TURBULENCE MODEL; MIXED COMPRESSIONS; MIXING PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PREMATURE IGNITION; SHOCK INDUCED COMBUSTION;

HYPERSONIC INLETS;

EID: 77958460180     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-2533     Document Type: Conference Paper

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