05 - Propulsion and Energy
HYBRID ROCKET HOT-GAS DRIVER FOR DIRECT-CONNECT SCRAMJET THERMO-STRUCTURAL SCREENING
A. Roco¹, H. Chisholm, Advanced Composite Structures Australia, Australia; D. Hartley¹; ¹Defence Science and Technology Group, Australia
Short Abstract (397/400 chars):rnWe demonstrate a low-cost direct-connect scramjet thermo-structural test using a commercial hybrid rocket engine. Two 30 s firings on a Mach 6-8 C/C module reached 66-295 kPa wall pressure and 7.1 MW/m^2 heat flux, overlapping flight loads for 10x longer duration. The method enables rapid, affordable validation of high-temperature structures (TPS, nozzles) for aerospace and adjacent industries.