Upper bounds on the flight speed of hydrocarbon-fueled scramjet-powered vehicles

Authors
Waltrup, PJ
Citation
Pj. Waltrup, Upper bounds on the flight speed of hydrocarbon-fueled scramjet-powered vehicles, J PROPUL P, 17(6), 2001, pp. 1199-1204
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Aereospace Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER
ISSN journal
07484658 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1199 - 1204
Database
ISI
SICI code
0748-4658(200111/12)17:6<1199:UBOTFS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Estimates of upper bounds on flight Mach number for scramjet-powered vehicl es operating on liquid hydrocarbon fuels assuming either equilibrium or fro zen nozzle chemistry are presented. For an axisymmetric: missile-shaped veh icle, these upper bounds lie between Mach 9 and 10.