Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference (한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2010.11a
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- Pages.135-140
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- 2010
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- 1975-342X(pISSN)
Realization of a Metalized Gel Fuel Ramjet
- Natan, Benveniste (Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology)
- Published : 2010.11.25
Abstract
The high specific impulse of the ramjet engine, combined with the ability of a gel to carry metal particles, make the Gel Fuel Ramjet a most adequate solution for a mid-high range sustainer. The goal of the present study is to verify experimentally the feasibility of such a concept. A test facility and a lab-scale motor have been designed and built to investigate atomization, ignition and firing processes of a gel hydrocarbon fuel, with and without metal additives, as well as to check the ramjet operation as a whole. The present paper presents the experimental system in detail as well as qualitative results of a few firing tests.
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