Scramjet Engines

Scramjet Engines is a type of air-breathing propulsion system that distinguishes itself by employing supersonic combustion of fuel within the incoming compressed airflow, enabling efficient hypersonic flight without the need for rotating machinery.

1.7K

Publications

68.1K

Citations

2.6K

Authors

485

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

494

Variants

Scramjets

Parents

Propulsion

Children

AerothermodynamicsCavity FlameholdersCombustor DesignFlameholdingFlight TestingFuel InjectionFuel-air MixingGround TestingHydrocarbon-fueled ScramjetsHydrogen-fueled Scramjets

Publications

1.7K

Scramjet Engines: The First Forty Years

Edward T. Curran · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 2001 · 744 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +14

Cavity Flame-Holders for Ignition and Flame Stabilization in Scramjets: An Overview

Adela Ben‐Yakar, Ronald K. Hanson · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 2001 · 684 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +17

Supersonic Combustion in Air-Breathing Propulsion Systems for Hypersonic Flight

Javier Urzay · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 2018 · 660 citations · Full text

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics +17

A Century of Ramjet Propulsion Technology Evolution

Ronald S. Fry · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 2004 · 584 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +10

Combustion characteristics of a dual-mode scramjet combustor with cavity flameholder

Daniel Micka, James F. Driscoll · Proceedings of the Combustion Institute · 2008 · 454 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Combustion +14

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Authors

2.6K

WB
Wen Bao
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
81 publications · 3.3K citations
35
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KM
Krishna Murari Pandey
National Institute Of Technology Silchar, India
46 publications · 2.7K citations
31
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MS
Mingbo Sun
National University of Defense Technology, China
60 publications · 2.6K citations
31
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JC
Juntao Chang
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
48 publications · 2K citations
29
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MK
Michael K. Smart
The University of Queensland, Australia
40 publications · 2.3K citations
26
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Institutions

485

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Venues

Journal of Propulsion and Power
280 publications · 16.1K citations
65
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AIAA Journal
94 publications · 4.3K citations
39
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Acta Astronautica
104 publications · 4.2K citations
38
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Aerospace Science and Technology
AST · 100 publications · 4K citations
37
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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
57 publications · 3.2K citations
35
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