What are the supersonic fuel facilities?

Supersonic fuel equipment usually refers to those fuel supply and handling systems that can support supersonic aircraft. These systems are critical to achieving hypersonic flight because they need to provide sufficient energy and propulsion while also ensuring a stable supply of fuel under extreme conditions. Here are some types of supersonic fuel equipment:

1. Scramjet

Use hydrocarbon fuel or liquid hydrogen fuel

The speed of air in the engine is always supersonic

It can fly at speeds as high as Mach 5 to 16

2. Supersonic spraying equipment

Such as HIPOJET-2700HVOF (gas) supersonic spraying equipment

For spraying on various metal and non-metal surfaces

Can be used for automatic spraying and manual spraying

3. Supersonic flame spray machine

For example, SX-8000 type fuel supersonic flame spraying equipment produced by Guangzhou Sanxin

Oil spray, suitable for any metal and non-metal surface

4. Supersonic gas jet low nitrogen burner

The structure includes main body, primary gas pipeline, primary supporting wind swirl steady flame structure, etc

For low nitrogen combustion where emissions need to be reduced

5. Engines for hypersonic flight research

For example, the Spartan scramjet engine independently developed by Hypersonix Launch Systems in Australia

Using hydrogen as fuel, it can reach speeds of Mach 12

6. Space shuttle supersonic combustion ramjet engine

The wall of the combustion chamber is cooled by ceramic with excellent heat resistance and liquid metal or liquid hydrogen

7. Solid powder scramjet engine

The burning fuel is a solid powder

Suitable for hypersonic environments

These devices need to be designed and operated to account for the extreme temperature, pressure and speed conditions encountered during hypersonic flight, so they often incorporate advanced thermal protection systems, fuel supply systems and propulsion technologies. The research and development of these technologies will be critical to enabling future hypersonic flight.