INLET EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS FOR SUPERSONIC COMBUSTION RAMJET ENGINES

Abstract

In this report, the various definitions of inlet efficiency, which are currently in use for supersonic combustion ramjet engines, are surveyed. Derivations of each of these parameters and the relationships between them are presented. Charts for the conversion from one parameter of efficiency to another are included. These charts are based on real gas properties. Attention is drawn to the application of available energy concepts to the supersonic combustion ramjet engine, and a definition of inlet effectiveness is introduced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0606653

Entities

People

  • E. T. Curran
  • M. B. Bergsten

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Combustion
  • Diffusers
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Energy
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Jet Engines
  • Mach Number
  • New York
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Ramjet Inlets
  • Static Pressure
  • Subsonic Combustion
  • Supersonic Combustion
  • Supersonic Combustion Ramjet Engines
  • Thermodynamic Processes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics