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http://dx.doi.org/10.6108/KSPE.2015.19.1.018

Boron-Containing Solid Fuel Combustion and Cycle Analysis  

Lee, Tae Ho (ReSeat Program, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers / v.19, no.1, 2015 , pp. 18-24 More about this Journal
Abstract
An experimental investigation was conducted to figure out the effects of the inlet air temperature on the combustion efficiency using the fuel grains which were highly loaded with boron carbide. The results showed that the normalized combustion efficiency increased with the inlet air temperature, apparently the result of enhanced combustion of the boron particles. Even though the combustion efficiency is increased, the overall efficiency through the semi-empirical method, is decreased with the increasing inlet air temperature. Brayton cycle analysis has been performed using the heat input parameter and combustor Mach number, those two parameters are important role for the performance and similar trends are shown at the experimental results.
Keywords
Equivalent Rratio; Vitiated Air; Combustion Efficiency; Mass Flux; Grain;
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