The Army is developing hypergolic, liquid and gelled bipropellants for a small, selectable-thrust, liquid rocket engine (LRE) that can power tactical missiles for both current and future combat systems. The use of gel propellants brings the advantages of selectable thrust and the promise of small engine size but also introduces new challenges in combustion control. One of these challenges is th...

This computational study examines transient, reactive compressible flow phenomena associated with the pulse detonation wave engine. The PDWE is an intermittent combustion engine that relies on unsteady detonation wave propagation for combustion and compression elements of the propulsive cycle. The present computations focus on high order numerical simulations of the generic PDWE configuration w...

In the present study, the high viscosity of the jatropha curcas oil was decreased by preheating. The effect of fuel inlet temperature on performance of diesel engine is evaluated. A single cylinder, four stroke, constant speed, air cooled, direct injection diesel engine developing a power output of 3.7 kW at 1500 rev/min typically used in agricultural sector was tested using neat jatropha oil a...

In this paper it is attempted to predict the off-design performance of a jet engine. After a review of the governing equations, the off-design performance is investigated by two methods. In the first method, the component characteristic curves of the Gas Turbines are used. In the second method some design point parameters and the reference state conditions are employed. The results obtained by ...

We review some of the key tribological issues of relevance to motorsport applications. Tribology is the science of friction and wear, and in a high performance engine, friction and wear are controlled by good component design (e.g. the engine and the transmission) and also by the use of high performance lubricants with the correct physical (and chemical) properties, matched to the machine they ...

In this paper it is attempted to predict the off-design performance of a jet engine. After a review of the governing equations, the off-design performance is investigated by two methods. In the first method, the component characteristic curves of the Gas Turbines are used. In the second method some design point parameters and the reference state conditions are employed. The results obtained by ...

Inferring internal scattering parameters for general, heterogeneous materials, remains a challenging inverse problem. Its difficulty arises from the complex way in which scattering materials interact with light, as well as the very high dimensionality of the material space implied by heterogeneity. The recent emergence of diverse computational imaging techniques, together with the widespread av...