Scientific Reports (Oct 2024)

Investigation of unswept ramp system with lobe shape nozzle for fuel mixing of hydrogen jet at a scramjet engine

  • Ihab Omar,
  • Mohamed R. El-Sharkawy,
  • Mohsen Ahmed,
  • Pradeep Kumar Singh,
  • Husam Rajab,
  • Rifaqat Ali,
  • Naim Ben Ali,
  • Wajdi Rajhi,
  • Lotfi Ben Said,
  • S. Arman Abodollahi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-75075-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Abstract The role of efficient fuel mixing and a stable flame holder is crucial in enhancing the performance and capabilities of scramjet engines for high-speed flight. The present research paper has tried to disclose the fuel mixing efficiency of 3-lobe annular nozzle on the mixing mechanism of the fuel jet behind the strut. In addition, using internal air jet flow for increasing the circulation strength and fuel mixing behind the strut is also examined in this study. Numerical simulation of the flow and fuel jet behind the strut is done to reveal the main physics related to the mechanism of fuel mixing inside the combustor with the proposed injection system. The results of our simulation show that using annular 3-lobe fuel jet improve the fuel mixing via production of the multiple vortex pairs within the combustor behind the strut. The use of internal air jet also enhances the fuel mixing efficiency up to 90% in combustor of scramjet engine.

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