Chinese scientists have developed revolutionary software capable of fully simulating the extreme physics of supersonic fuel combustion in just one week. Previously, the same task could take a supercomputer years to complete. It modelled internal dynamics across hundreds of millions of computational cells, more than 20 times the resolution typical of current global research.
Chinese scientists at the Institute of Mechanics have developed software that simulates scramjet physics, completing the full simulation in only seven days despite its staggering complexity. It models internal dynamics across hundreds of millions of computational cells—more than 20 times the resolution typical of current global research. Previously, the same task could take a supercomputer years to complete, they said. This simulation technology has provided critical support for the model design of a classified national project, according to a report on the Institute of Mechanics website in January. Keywords from the article include HyShot II engine, Professor Yao Wei, DZFM, United States, Combustion and Flame, Chinese Academy of Sciences, scramjet engine, YJ-, air-breathing hypersonic technology, supersonic fuel combustion, DF-, ZNM. The article was published on 2026-03-20T23:00:10+08:00.