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Heat and Mass Transfer and Physical Gasdynamics
2016. V. 54. № 3. P. 397–402
Kuranov A.L., Korabel'nikov A.V., Mikhailov A.M.
Conversion of hydrocarbon fuel in elements of thermal protection of a hypersonic flight vehicle
Annotation
The problems of increasing the cooling capacity of hydrocarbon fuel by its thermochemical transformation in elements of thermal protection of a hypersonic flight vehicle and hydrogen production on board for providing stable burning in a scramjet are considered. A comparison of the chemical reactions of cracking and steam conversion of hydrocarbons, as regards the cooling capacity and amount of hydrogen in reaction products, is made. The process of steam conversion of methane in a thermochemical reactor and the factors influencing the conversion level of hydrocarbons are studied experimentally.
Article reference:
Kuranov A.L., Korabel'nikov A.V., Mikhailov A.M. Conversion of hydrocarbon fuel in elements of thermal protection of a hypersonic flight vehicle, High Temp., 2016. V. 54. № 3. P. 397