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Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (8): 631189.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2024.31189

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Research progress and key issues of inlet pre-injection at hypersonic condition

Feiteng LUO1,2, Zhenming QU1, Haitao LI1, Xinke LI1, Dahao YAO1, Wenjuan CHEN1,2, Yaosong LONG1(), Baoxi WEI3,4, Yanjin MAN3,4, Fujiang YANG3,4, Qiang CHENG5, Wubin KONG2,6   

  1. 1.School of Aerospace Engineering,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,China
    2.National Key Laboratory of High Density Electrical Energy Conversion,Wuhan 430074,China
    3.National Key Laboratory of Ramjet Technology,Beijing 100074,China
    4.Beijing Power Machinery Institute,Beijing 100074,China
    5.School of Energy and Power Engineering,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,China
    6.School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,China
  • Received:2024-09-12 Revised:2024-09-30 Accepted:2024-10-11 Online:2024-10-25 Published:2024-10-15
  • Contact: Yaosong LONG E-mail:longyaosong@hust.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Key Laboratory of Ramjet Technology Foundation(WDZC6142703202202)

Abstract:

Air-breathing hypersonic propulsion technology is a core foundation for the of hypersonic vehicles development. As the flight Mach number of hypersonic vehicles continues to increase, the internal flow of air-breathing hypersonic engine faces extreme conditions such as high enthalpy, high velocity, and extremely short residence times. These conditions present significant challenges in combustion organization, performance improvement, and upper flight Mach number extension. Inlet pre-injection, as a novel active fuel injection and mixing enhancement technology, has been proposed and introduced into hypersonic propulsion systems. It provides a new potential controllable factor for the internal flow and combustion organization, performance matching and control, and integrated design optimization of higher Mach number engines, and has garnered attention and research interests in the field. Considering the needs for high Mach number hypersonic propulsion, this paper systematically reviews and analyzes the research progress and key issues of hypersonic inlet pre-injection technology. First, the concept of hypersonic inlet pre-injection is introduced, and the basic aerodynamic and thermodynamic processes and coupling effects are analyzed. Second, a brief overview of the research status of high Mach number engines is provided, highlighting the key development directions and their common requirements for inlet pre-injection. Then, the fundamental understanding of supersonic inflow injection and mixing is summarized, pointing out the current lack of comprehensive understanding of injection and mixing under complex hypersonic inflow conditions. Finally, the research progress on hypersonic inlet pre-injection at home and abroad is systematically summarized, with a discussion and analysis of the main key issues that need to be addressed. The research prospects and suggestions are proposed to promote the application and development of inlet pre-injection technology in high Mach number hypersonic propulsion systems.

Key words: hypersonic propulsion, scramjet engine, oblique detonation engine, inlet, pre-injection, fuel mixing

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