书目

The Scramjet Engine: Processes and Characteristics

内容简介

Therenewedinterestinhigh-speedpropulsionhasledtoincreasedactivityinthedevelopmentofthesupersoniccombustionramjetengineforhypersonicflightapplications.Inthehypersonicregimethescramjetengine'sspecificthrustexceedsthatofotherpropulsionsystems.This2009book,writtenbyaleadingresearcher,describestheprocessesandcharacteristicsofthescramjetengineinaunifiedmanner,reviewingboththeoreticalandexperimentalresearch.Thefocusisonthephenomenathatdictatethethermo-aerodynamicprocessesencounteredinthescramjetengine,includingcomponentanalysesandflowpathconsiderations;fundamentaltheoreticaltopicsrelatedtointernalflowwithchemicalreactionsandnon-equilibriumeffects,high-temperaturegasdynamics,andhypersoniceffectsareincluded.Cycleandcomponentanalysesarefurtherdescribed,followedbyflowpathexamination.Finally,thebookreviewsexperimentalandtheoreticalcapabilitiesanddescribesgroundtestingfacilitiesandcomputationalfluiddynamicsfacilitiesdevelopedforthestudyoftime-accurate,high-temperatureaerodynamics.

作者简介

CorinSegalhasbeenamemberofthefacultyattheUniversityofFloridaintheMechanicalandAerospaceDepartmentsincecompletinghisPh.D.attheUniversityofVirginia.HeleadsresearchintheCombustionandPropulsionLaboratory.PriortohisgraduatestudiesDrSegalspentoverelevenyearsintheaerospaceindustryasasenioraerodynamicist,projectmanager,andasaleaderofthetechnicalbureau.Hiscurrentresearchcoversarangeoftopicsincludingmixingandcombustioninhighspeedflows,supercriticalmixing,highpressurecombustionandcavitation.Resultsofhisgroup'sresearchhaveappearedinnationalandinternationalpublications.HeisanassociateeditoroftheAIAAJournalofPropulsionandPowerandanAssociateFellowintheAIAA.

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