Abstract
An experimental investigation on the characteristics of polyethylene combustion in a solid fuel ramjet is reported. An experimental expression for the fuel regression rate is presented for the conditions of the tests: r=2.78×10 −3 p 0.8 c G 0.35 air T 0.36 air, where the units of ṙ are mm s −1, p c is the chamber pressure (atm), G air is the air mass flux (g cm −2 s −1) and T air is the air inlet temperature (K). Additionally, the effects of the introduction of an intermediate mixing chamber and of the increase in the post mixing chamber length over the combustion efficiency are studied. Radiation loss transfer rates are also analysed and discussed. The parameter was obtained by the use of a translucid polyethylene grain, which was first operated bare and later covered with an insulation aluminium sheet. Experimental results trends agree with those of previous works conducted with systems of similar geometry and different fuels.
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