Abstract The Combustion Dynamics group in the Rocket Propulsion Department at the
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Lampoldshausen, strives to advance the understanding …

This paper reports the results of a test campaign of a laser-ignited combustion chamber with
15 shear coaxial injectors for the propellant combination LOX/methane. 259 ignition tests …

The requirements of the space industry for reusable, low cost or clustered engines have
triggered high interest in a laser ignition system capable of multi-point ignition. The …

The transient laser ignition process in a slab burner that is similar to hybrid rocket motors is
investigated in this study. The coupling characteristics between solid fuel properties …

A novel diode laser-based ignition technique for hybrid propulsion systems has been
developed. In an effort to determine the physical ignition mechanism, a test series was …

A theoretical model has been developed to elucidate the thermal initiation laser ignition
process of solid fuel. This model comprehensively explores both the heating process of solid …

This paper presents experimentally determined laminar burning speeds (SL) of premixed
methane/oxygen/nitrogen mixtures at sub-atmospheric conditions obtained by using the …

Cavity ignition was achieved in a supersonic combustor by laser-induced gas breakdown
(LIGB) and laser ablation (LA). High-speed photography and schlieren imaging were …

Since there is a high interest in the use of green propellants, hydrogen peroxide is coming
back after once making place for the rise of Hydrazine in monopropellant propulsion …

During the last years the CTR HiPoLas ignition system, originally developed for the ignition
of automotive engines, has reached a sufficiently high level of stability and miniaturization to …