Design and Testing of a Caseless Solid-Fuel Integral-Rocket Ramjet Engine for Use in Small Tactical Missiles

Abstract

An investigation was conducted to determine the feasibility of a low- cost, caseless, solid-fuel integral-rocket ramjet (IRSFRJ) that has no ejecta. Analytical design of a ramjet powered air-to-ground missile capable of being fired from a remotely piloted vehicle or helicopter was accomplished using current JANNAF and Air Force computer codes. The results showed that an IRSFRJ powered missile can exceed the velocity and range of current systems by more than a two to one ratio, without an increase in missile length and weight. A caseless IRSFRJ with a non ejecting port cover was designed and tested. The experimental results of the static tests showed that a low-cost, caseless IRSFRJ with a non-ejectable port cover is a viable design. Rocket ramjet transition was demonstrated and ramjet ignition was found to be insensitive to the booster tail off to air injection timing sequence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246226

Entities

People

  • Keith J. Fruge

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Control Systems
  • Engines
  • Ignition
  • Integral Rocket Ramjets
  • Materials Testing
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Ramjets
  • Rockets
  • Solid Fuels
  • Solid Propellants
  • Static Tests
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.