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Scramjet engine,
Study & Optimization

Presented By Scholar No.

Yogesh Yosef Garud 14-22-207

Design & Manufacturing Jarjis Hasan Biswas 14-22-215
Mechanical Engineering Kabin Kumar Bora 14-22-217
NIT Silchar Rajdeep Paul 14-22-218
Bappa Mondal 14-22-219

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Presentation Outline
Introduction

Working

Study & Optimization

Advantage

Applications

References

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Introduction
Supersonic Combusting Ramjet

Supersonic airflow throughout

Extremely high speed range

Fig:1. Rocketscramjet combined

cycle engine
(Source: Tetsuo Hiraiw, Katsuhiro Ito,
Shigeru Sato, Shuichi Ueda, 2006)

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Fig:2 Stages in scramjet engine

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Working

Fig:3 Scramjet engine

(Source: A.Surender paul, G.Dinesh
kumar, 2014)

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Study & Optimization

1. Effects of Fuel Injection
Closer injection to the entrance

With fixed injection distribution

With circumferential fuel injection distribution

Coupled effects of injection distribution

Combustor force regulation

Fig:4. Hyper-mixer injector.

(Source: Tetsuo Hiraiwa,
Katsuhiro Ito, Shigeru Sato,
Shuichi Ueda, 2008)
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2. Combustion mode

Fig:4 Various Combustion Mode in scramjet engine

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Analysis and effect of combustion mode:

Upstream and downstream injection

Optimum thrust performance

Optimum Combustion

Optimum operating route

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3. Effect of Re-Cooling on Scramjet Engine

Continued use of heat sink

Total fuel heat sink increased

Increased efficiency

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Fig:5 Generic configuration of a scramjet

engine with Re-cooled Cycle
(Source: Jiang Qin, Weixing Zhou, Wen Bao, Daren Yu, 2010)

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Advantages
High speed

No rotating parts

Easy Maintenance

No need to carry Oxygen

Higher specific Impulse

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Applications

Aircrafts
Fig:6 14-X ,Brazilian hypersonic
Rockets aircraft, equipped with scramjet engine
(Source:http://www.defesabr.com/Tecno/t
ecno_14X.htm)
Missiles

Long-Range weapons

Fig:7 Boeing X-51, (Mach 6) aircraft,

equipped with scramjet engine
(Source:http://realitypod.com/2011/04/top-
10-amazing-aviation-innovations-of-2010/2/
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References
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