Expanding the scramjet operating envelope through oxygen enrichment

通过富氧扩大超燃冲压发动机的运行范围

• 批准号: DP230102601
• 负责人: Prof Vincent Wheatley
• 金额: $ 41.23万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-10-10 至 2026-10-09
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP230102601
• 关键词: Expanding; scramjet; operating; envelope; through

This project aims to investigate the benefits of expanding the operating envelope of scramjets to higher altitudes and speeds by enriching their fuel with oxygen. This is expected to enhance the performance and flexibility of hypersonic air-breathing engines designed to form the core of a more reliable and economical access to space system. Expected outcomes of this project are a validated understanding and mapping of how oxygen enrichment can augment scramjet thrust at high altitudes and speeds, and a performance evaluation of a launch system optimised for this approach. This could provide significant benefits to the performance of reusable, air-breathing launch technology, where Australia is leading the push towards commercialisation.

该项目旨在研究通过富氧燃料将超燃冲压发动机的运行范围扩大到更高的高度和速度的好处。预计这将提高高超音速吸气式发动机的性能和灵活性，该发动机旨在构成更可靠、更经济的进入太空系统的核心。该项目的预期成果是对富氧如何在高空和高速度下增强超燃冲压发动机推力的有效理解和绘图，以及针对该方法优化的发射系统的性能评估。这可以为可重复使用的吸气式发射技术的性能带来显着的好处，澳大利​​亚正在引领该技术的商业化。