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Experimental Investigations Of Aerothermodynamics Of A Scramjet Engine Configuration

The recent resurgence in hypersonics is centered around the development of SCRAMJET engine technology to power future hypersonic vehicles. Successful flight trials by Australian and American scientists have created interest in the scramjet engine research across the globe. To develop scramjet engine, it is important to study heat transfer effects on the engine performance and aerodynamic forces acting on the body.
Hence, the main aim of present investigation is the design of scramjet engine configuration and measurement of aerodynamic forces acting on the model and heat transfer rates along the length of the combustor. The model is a two-dimensional single ramp model and is designed based on shock-on-lip (SOL) condition. Experiments are performed in IISc hypersonic shock tunnel HST2 at two different Mach numbers of 8 and 7 for different angles of attack. Aerodynamic forces measurements using three-component accelerometer force balance and heat transfer rates measurements using platinum thin film sensors deposited on Macor substrate are some of the shock tunnel flow diagnostics that have been used in this study.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:IISc/oai:etd.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in:2005/1120
Date11 1900
CreatorsHima Bindu, V
ContributorsReddy, K P J, Saravanan, S
Source SetsIndia Institute of Science
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
RelationG23526

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