Scramjet combustor having a two-part, aft-facing step with prima

Details Scramjet combustor having a two-part, aft-facing step with prima Scramjet combustor having a two-part, aft-facing step with prima

1994-06-27

1996-08-20

Thorpe, Timothy S.

Power plants

Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of...

Material from exhaust structure fed to engine intake

F02K 710

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active

055467458

ABSTRACT:
A flight vehicle scramjet combustor is provided having two spaced-apart, generally opposing, and generally longitudinally extending walls extending forward and aft. One of the walls includes a generally aft-facing step, a forward wall portion extending generally longitudinally forward of the step, and an aft wall portion extending generally longitudinally aft of the step. The step further includes a first section and an interconnected second section, where in the first section is attached to the forward wall portion and the second section is attached to the aft wall portion. The second section includes a main or primary fuel injector discharge orifice and a plurality of secondary fuel injector discharge orifices positioned adjacent thereto, the primary and secondary fuel injector discharge orifices each having a fuel discharge axis aligned generally perpendicular to the second section which projects both generally toward the other of the walls and longitudinally aft.

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