In this article, we present a comprehensive review and numerical analysis of liquid oxygen
(LOx)-methane (CH 4) combustion at supercritical pressures. A detailed review of numerical …

BECAUSE the propellant combination of liquid oxygen (LOX) and methane has become
more attractive within the predevelopment of future launch vehicles, several groups have …

Hot-fire tests were performed with a single-injector research combustor featuring a large
optical access (255× 38 mm) for flame imaging. These tests were conducted with the …

TODAY'S high-performance liquid propellant rocket engines, such as the space shuttle main
engine (SSME) and the main engine of the European launcher Ariane 5 Vulcain II, are …

This article describes an experimental investigation into the flame dynamics of a subscale
rocket combustor operating with five shear-coaxial injectors fed with methane and oxygen …

In order to evaluate the potential of oxy-combustion of inverse nonpremixed coflow flames
using a clean fuel to improve the combustion and emission characteristics compared with …

Fundamental combustion properties of gaseous methane (CH 4)/oxygen (O 2) coaxial jet
flames in a single-element combustor are experimentally evaluated as a preliminary step for …

Gas-centered swirl coaxial (GCSC) injectors are used in many liquid propellant rocket
engines to improve combustion efficiency. In this study, fluctuation of the mass flow rate is …

Variable-thrust cryogenic propellant rocket engines are gaining significant research interest
in space exploration. However, low-frequency unstable combustion is still a challenging …

Supercritical mixing and combustion are very common in many high-efficient combustion
devices, such as diesel engines, gas turbines and liquid rocket engines. Experimental …