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Study on Rocket-Based Combined-Cycle Engines

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09305063
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Aerospace engineering
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

KAMIJO Kenjiro  Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Professor, 流体科学研究所, 教授 (90282003)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ISHIMOTO Jun  Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Research Associate, 流体科学研究所, 助手 (10282005)
OIKE Mamoru  Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Associate Professor, 流体科学研究所, 助教授 (70292282)
TUJIMOTO Yoshinobu  Faculty of Engineering and Science, Osaka University, Professor, 基礎工学部, 教授 (50112024)
NAKAHASHI Kazuhiro  Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (00207854)
MASUYA Goro  Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (20271869)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥37,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥37,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥19,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥19,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥18,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥18,000,000)
KeywordsRocket-Based Combined-Cycle Engine / Liquefied Air Cycle Engine / Scramjet Engine / Heat Exchanger for Air liquefaction / Supersonic Intake / Scramjet Isolator / エンジンシステム解析 / 超音速インテ-ク / 低温流体気液混相流
Research Abstract

Recently, rocket-based combined-cycle (RBCC) engines have been discussed more frequently because of their attractive characteristics, such as an increased payload-to-take-off-weight ratio and a higher specific impulse. In this study the ScramLACE (liquefied air cycle / supersonic-combustion ramjet) engine was chosen for the transatmospheric accelerating mode of the RBCC system to investigate the feasibility of using the LACE mode and the Scramjet mode combination with the RBCC system.
An experimental study on cooling the heat exchanger by liquid hydrogen was conducted to validate a method of estimating the air liquefaction ratio, alpha, based on the study of corrugated-straight-fin heat exchangers. The results showed that the measurements of alpha are well coincident with the calculations obtained by this method of estimating alpha. Based on this method of estimating alpha, the relationship between alpha and the flight Mach number, M, was obtained using a parameter of the heat transfer … More area of the heat exchanger in order to evaluate the system performance of a basic model of the LASE system. From the results, it was clarified that changing a hydrogen supply line from LACE 1 to LACE 2 at a selected value of the flight Mach number is one of the most reasonable ways to achieve a high specific impulse during the LACE mode operation, M=1 to 5.
An experiment of an air intake model during the LACE mode operation was performed using a supersonic wind tunnel to validate numerical results obtained from Navier-Stokes equations. It was found that this computational method has sufficient accuracy to evaluate the qualitative performance of the supersonic intake. Based on this method, characteristics of two types of the intake model were investigated.
Effect of airframe integration on scramjet performance were calculated on the assumption of quasi-one-dimensional flow. Three different types of airframe integration were investigated. From the results, it was clarified that it is desirable for the engine to be integrated on the airframe paralleled to the airframe axis, as well as to have an inlet inhaling the air compressed by the shock wave from the nose of the airframe.
The pseudo-shock waves in rectangular scramjet isolators with steps were investigated, When the front of the pseudo-shock waves first reached to the step, pressure at the first shock vibrated with the clear frequency peak of 320-480 Hz. Then the pseudo-shock waves propagated further upstream of the step, the pressure around the first shock vibrated with 100-200 Hz. From these results, it was found that these features in the rectangular duct with the step were caused by the recirculation right downstream of the step. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (20 results)

All Other

All Publications (20 results)

  • [Publications] 上條謙二郎、他5名: "ロケットベース複合エンジン用LACEの性能" 日本機械学会第76期全国大会講演論文集. Vol. IV. 19-20 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Masuya, G., et. al.: "An experiment on Scramjet Isolators with Backward-Facing Step" Proceedings of the 21st ISTS, Omiya. Vol. I. 104-109 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Oike, M., et. al.: "LACE for Rocket-Based Combined-Cycle" AIAA Paper 99-0091. 1-6 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 尾池守、他3名: "LACE用熱交換器の性能評価に対する研究" 日本航空宇宙学会北部支部1999年講演会講演論文集. 23-28 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 升谷五郎、他3名: "スクラムジェットの性能に対する機体取り付け方法の影響 (その2)" 日本航空宇宙学会北部支部1999年講演会講演論文集. 197-202 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 升谷五郎、他3名: "スクラムジェット分離部における擬似衝撃波の非定常挙動" 日本航空宇宙学会北部支部1999年講演会講演論文集. 209-214 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Katsuya Matsuura et al.: "An Experiment of Scramjet Isolators with Backward-Facing Step" Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Space Technology and Science Omiya. Vol.1. 104-109 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mamoru Oike et al.: "LACE Performance for Rocket-Based Combined Cycles" The 76th JSME Fall Annual Meeting. Vol.IV. 19-20 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mamoru Oike et al.: "LACE for Rocket-Based Combined Cycle" AIAA Paper 99-0091,37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, Reno. (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Daiho Tanaka et al.: "Evaluation of Heat Exchanger Performance for LACE" Proceedings of the Annual Meeting and the 9th Symposium on Ram/Scramjets. 23-28 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kenji Kudo et al.: "Effects of Airframe Integration on Scramjet Performance" Proceedings of the Annual Meeting and the 9th Symposium on Ram/Scramjets. 197-202 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshinori Futonagane et al.: "Unsteady Motion of Pseudo-Shock Waves in Scramjet Isolators" Proceedings of the Annual Meeting and the 9th Symposium on Ram/Scramjets. 209-214 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 上條謙二郎、他5名: "ロケットベース複合エンジン用LACEの性能" 日本機械学会第76期全国大会講演論文集. Vol.IV. 19-20 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Masuya,G.,et al.: "An ecperiment on Scramjet Isolators with Backward-Facing Step" Proceedings of the 21st ISTS,Omiya. Vol.I. 104-109 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Oike,M.,et al.: "LACE for Rocket-Based Combined-Cycle" AIAA Paper 99-0091. 1-6 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 尾池守、他3名: "LACE用熱交換器の性能評価に対する研究" 日本航空宇宙学会北部支部1999年講演会講演論文集. 23-28 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 升谷五郎、他3名: "スクラムジェットの性能に対する機体取り付け方法の影響(その2)" 日本航空宇宙学会北部支部1999年講演会講演論文集. 197-202 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 升谷五郎、他3名: "スクラムジェット分離部における擬似衝撃波の非定常挙動" 日本航空宇宙学会北部支部1999年講演会講演論文集. 209-214 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石本 淳: "Numerical Simulation on Boiling Two-Phase Flow of Liquid Nitrogen" Proceedings of ISCT,Joint ASME/JSME Meetings. (1998)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石本 淳: "Numerical Simulation on Boiling Two-Phase Flow of Liquid Nitrogen" Proceedings of ISCT,Joint ASME/JSME Meetings. (1998)升谷 五郎:

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report

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