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ArticleNature communications2025

Feasibility study of hydrogen-ammonia synergistic combustion in scramjets across broad Mach ranges.

Xin Song, Zun Cai, Jianheng Ji, Zihang Chen, Taiyu Wang, Fan Li, Mingbo Sun

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Xin Song *Advanced propulsion technology laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-6983-3248
Zun Cai *Advanced propulsion technology laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, PR China. caizun1666@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4996-6626
Jianheng JiAdvanced propulsion technology laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, PR China.
Zihang ChenAdvanced propulsion technology laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, PR China.
Taiyu WangAdvanced propulsion technology laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, PR China. wangtaiyu@nudt.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8236-2926
Fan LiAdvanced propulsion technology laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, PR China.
Mingbo SunAdvanced propulsion technology laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, PR China. sunmingbo@nudt.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-4008

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12272408National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12525202National Science Foundation of China | Major Research Plan 92252206
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ammonia shows advantages over hydrocarbon fuels for high-Mach scramjet engines, including superior cooling capacity and carbon-free combustion. However, its operation at lower Mach numbers remains challenging. Here, we successfully demonstrate ammonia-hydrogen ignition at Mach 3 and sustained combustion at Mach 6, confirming the feasibility of hydrogen-ammonia synergistic supersonic combustion. Compared to hydrogen combustion, ammonia addition at low Mach numbers does not alter flame paths but increases flame establishment times by 57.1% upstream and 100% downstream. Both global flame establishment and cavity ignition times are longer under the upstream scheme. At high Mach numbers, two distinct combustion modes are observed. Upstream hydrogen injection ignites more ammonia and produces more intense combustion than downstream injection. These results demonstrate the feasibility of ammonia-fueled scramjets operating across a broad Mach range.

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