The pyrolysis of Methylcyclohexane (MCH) is investigated for the purpose of a regenerative cooling system of hypersonic propulsion by using Endothermic Fuel (EF). The experimental apparatus has heating tube made from INCONEL alloy where MCH would pass through and be decomposed. To confirm the effects of endothermic reaction on the heat absorption, heat fluxes are measured at 9 cross sections in this heating tube. For each section, temperatures are measured at the inner and the outer radii of heating tube and heat flux can be evaluated by these temperature differences. The experimental results show that the endothermic reaction of MCH can confine the temperature increment of MCH in the heating tube and increase the heat fluxes when its temperature was greater than 900K. The numerical simulation can also indicate that MCH pyrolysis have begun around the same temperature. The chemical heat capacity by MCH pyrolysis can increase its total heat capacity to 1.4 times. These facts indicate the usefulness of the endothermic fuels and the possibilities of the regenerative cooling by them.
