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Chinese Scientists Achieve Breakthrough in Supersonic Combustion Simulation

3/21/2026

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Chinese scientists developed software that simulates supersonic fuel combustion physics in one week, a task that previously required years on supercomputers.
Yao Wei of the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, led the effort that produced an ultra-high-fidelity scramjet simulation across hundreds of millions of cells—more than 20 times the resolution of current research.
In January, the Institute of Mechanics said this technology is crucial for designing a classified national project.

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Chinese scientists developed software that simulates supersonic fuel combustion physics in one week, a task that previously required years on supercomputers.
Yao Wei of the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, led the effort that produced an ultra-high-fidelity scramjet simulation across hundreds of millions of cells—more than 20 times the resolution of current research.
In January, the Institute of Mechanics said this technology is crucial for designing a classified national project.