Isomer Heat Exchanger Combustor Replacement for a Supersonic Ramjet Powered Vehicle

Abstract

This study investigated the possibility of utilizing a Triggered Isomer Heat Exchanger (TIHE) within a ramjet engine to power a supersonic Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM). A computational ramjet engine was created using engine analysis software. This model was then run through a simulated cruise missile mission using AEDsys, a mission analysis and engine performance software suite. The replacement of the combustor with a TIHE led to an impressive range increase for the supersonic cruise missile.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA426743

Entities

People

  • Jonathan C. Cox

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Launched
  • Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Gamma Rays
  • Heat Transfer
  • Jet Engines
  • Mechanical Energy
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Turbines
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Turbojet Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics