INVESTIGATION OF ADVANCED RAMJETS IN AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSIONS.

Abstract

The attributes of the low-volume ramjet and the solid-fuel ramjet engines were analyzed. The analysis considered the application of these ramjet engine concepts to the ARM 1 and ARM 2 air-to-surface antiradar missiles. Optimum ramjet engine designs were developed for each. Comparative missile designs utilizing both solid and liquid propellant rocket engines were made. Computer simulation programs were developed for each missile and propulsion combination. The mission performance of each was then determined by simulating typical attack trajectories. The results showed that the low-volume ramjet achieved, by a wide margin, the longest usable range in both missile systems. The solid-fuel ramjet failed by a significant margin to match the range performance of comparative rocket systems. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0371449

Entities

People

  • H. O. Porter
  • R. H. Traver

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Simulations
  • Engines
  • Fuels
  • Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Propellants
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Rockets
  • Simulations
  • Solid Fuels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.