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.