High-Energy-Density Fuels for Advanced Propulsion: Design and Synthesis

This book comprehensively and systematically demonstrates the theory and practice of designing, synthesizing and improving the performance of fuels. The contents range from polycyoalkane fuels, strained fuels, alky-diamondoid fuels, hypergolic and nanofluid fuels derived from fossil and biomass. All the chapters together clearly describe the important aspects of high-energy-density fuels including molecular design, synthesis route, physiochemical properties, and their application in improving the aerocraft performance. Vivid schematics and illustrations throughout the book enhance the accessibility to the relevant theory and technologies. This book provides the readers with fundamentals on high-energy-density fuels and their potential in advanced aerospace propulsion, and also provides the readers with inspiration for new development of advanced aerospace fuels.

Ji-Jun Zou, PhD, is the Department Head of Chemical Technology and Chair Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Tianjin University, China. He has received several awards including Technological Leading Scholar of 10000 Talent project (2017), and Changjiang Young Scholar by the Ministry of Education (2016). An Associate Editor of RSC Advances, he has also authored or coauthored more than 150 papers and 30 patents.

Xiangwen Zhang, PhD, is the Director of Key Laboratory of advanced fuel and chemical propellant of Ministry of Education. His research interests include fuel processing technology and reaction engineering. He has authored/coauthored more than 300 papers and 30 patents.

Lun Pan, PhD, is an Associate Professor whose research interests focus on the design and synthesis of functional photocatalysts; their related modulation of morphology, facets, and surface defects; and their applications in photocatalysis, such as in photocatalytic isomerization for synthesis of advanced fuels. He has published more than 50 papers and 20 patents.