Combustion is complicated. You’ve ideally got turbulent flow, acoustic waves, and chemistry all happening at once. With so much going on, it’s a challenge to sort out the physics that Keep reading
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X-51A Scramjet Test Flight
The X-51A Waverider hypersonic aircraft had its second test flight earlier this week. Unfortunately, its supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) engine failed to transition from its start-up fuel to its primary Keep reading