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News: Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) of DRDO has achieved a path-breaking milestone in the development of Hypersonic Missiles by successfully conducting an extensive long-duration test of its Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjet Combustor.
About India’s Successful test of Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjet Combustor
Introduction
- Conducted by: The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted a 1,200-second ground test of an actively cooled scramjet combustor in Hyderabad.
- The scramjet engine is designed to power hypersonic cruise missiles capable of travelling at speeds greater than Mach 5.
- It successfully demonstrated active cooling technology that protects the engine from extreme heat generated during hypersonic flight.
- Scientists achieved stable combustion inside the engine even when air flowed through it at supersonic speed.
- India also developed an indigenous liquid hydrocarbon endothermic fuel specially designed for hypersonic propulsion systems.
- This advanced fuel helps cool the engine and improves ignition performance under extreme conditions.
- Researchers developed special ceramic thermal barrier coatings to withstand temperatures higher than the melting point of steel.
- The successful test validated both the scramjet combustor design and India’s advanced hypersonic testing infrastructure.
- This achievement places India among the leading countries working on advanced hypersonic weapon technologies, alongside U.S.A, Russia, and China.
