Advances in Chemical Propulsion : Science to Technology

INTRODUCTION Chemical Propulsion: Recent Accomplishments, G.D. Roy ADVANCED FUEL SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION High Energy, High Density, Polycyclic Hydrocarbons and Azido Derivatives , R.M. Moriarty Synthesis of New High Energy / High Density Hydrocarbon Systems, A.P. Marchand, K.C.V. Ramanaiah, S. Alihodzic, I.N.N. Namboothiri, E.Z. Dong, B.R. Aavula, S.B. Lewis, and S.G. Bott Decomposition Chemistry of High-Energy-Density Fuels by Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry, Z. Li and S.L. Anderson Combustion Characteristics of High-Energy-Density Fuels and Solid Gas Interface Analyses, C. Segal, S. Pal, S. Pethe, H.S. Udaykumar, and W. Shyy Soot Formation in Combustion of High-Energy Fuels, E.J. Gutmark, E.P. Parr, and D.M. Hanson-Parr Combustion of High-Energy Fuels in an Axisymmetric Ramjet, K. Kailasanath and E. Chang Combustion of Aluminum with Steam for Underwater Propulsion, J.P. Foote, B.R. Thompson, and J.T. Lineberry FUNDAMENTAL COMBUSTION ISSUES Advances in Analytical Description of Turbulent Reacting Flows, F.A. Jaberi, F. Mashayek, C.K. Madnia, D.B. Taulbee, and P. Givi Coupled Turbulence, Radiation, and Soot Kinetics Effects in Strongly Radiating Nonpremixed Flames, P.E. DesJardin and S.H. Frankel Vorticity and Entrainment in a Jet Subjected to Off-Source Volumetric Heating, A.J. Basu and R. Narasimha Modeling of Confined Flame Stabilization by Bluff Bodies, S.M. Frolov, V.Ya. Basevich, A.A. Belyaev, V.S. Posvianskii, and Yu.B. Radvogin Vortex Dynamics, Entrainment, and Nonpremixed Combustion in Rectangular Jets, F. Grinstien Turbulent Combustion of Polydispersed Mixtures, N.N. Smirnov, V.R. Nikitin, and J.C. Legros Turbulent-Combustion Regime Characteristic of a Taylor-Couette Burner, R.C. Aldredge Spray Flame Characteristics with Steam-Assisted Atomization, A.K. Gupta, M. Megerle, S.R. Charangudia, and C. Presser CONTROL OF COMBUSTION Flame Speed Control Using a Countercurrent Swirl Combustor, S. Lonnes, D. Hofeldt, and P. Strykowski Countercurrent Shear Layer Control of Premixed Flames, E. Koc-Alkislar, L. Lourenco, and A. Krothapalli Control of Oscillations in Premixed Gas-Turbine Combustors, R. Bhidayasiri, S. Sivasegaram, and J.H. Whitelaw Open Loop Control of Swirl-Stabilized Spray Flames, S. Acharya, E. Gutmark, J. Stephens, and J. Li Liquid-Fueled Active Control for Ramjet Combustors, K.H. Yu, K.J. Wilson, T.P. Parr, and K.C. Schadow Robust Feedback Control of Combustion Instabilities With Model Uncertainty, V. Yang, B.S. Hong, and A. Ray Enhancement of Liquid Hydrocarbon Supersonic Combustion Using Effervescent Sprays and Injectors with Noncircular Nozzles, V.A. Sabel'nikov, Yu. Ph. Korontsvit, K. Schadow, V.V. Ivanov, and S.A. Zosimov Diode Laser Sensors for Combustion Measurements and Control, D.S. Baer and R.K. Hanson EMISIONS AND PLUMES Asymptotic Analysis of Flame Structure Predicting Contaminant Production, F.A. Williams and J.C. Hewson The Role of Flame Wall Thermal Interactions in Flame Stability and Pollutant Emissions, P. Aghalayam, P.A. Bui, and D.G. Vlachos Structure and NOx Emission Properties of Partially Premixed Flames , J.P. Gore An Innovative Method for Reducing Gaseous Emmisions from Power Turbine Combustors, S. Singh and R.E. Peck Afterburning Characteristics of Passively Excited Supersonic Plumes, K.H. Yu and K.C. Schadow CONCLUSION Chemical Propulsion: What is in the Horizon?, G.D. Roy INDEX