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A ramjet is a form of airbreathing jet engine that uses forward motion to compress incoming air without a compressor. It works by increasing the momentum of air and applies compression through ram compression at supersonic speeds. Combustion occurs after fuel is injected into the compressed air stream. The hot gases are then expanded through a nozzle. Ramjets are mechanically simple but can only operate at supersonic speeds.

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A ramjet is a form of airbreathing jet engine that uses forward motion to compress incoming air without a compressor. It works by increasing the momentum of air and applies compression through ram compression at supersonic speeds. Combustion occurs after fuel is injected into the compressed air stream. The hot gases are then expanded through a nozzle. Ramjets are mechanically simple but can only operate at supersonic speeds.

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RAMJET

¾ A ramjet is a form of airbreathing jet engine that uses the


engine's forward motion to compress incoming air without a
compressor.
¾ The ramjet engine produces power by increasing the
momentum of the working fluid, i.e. air.
¾ In contrast to the other air-breathing engines, the working
cycle is done without compressor and turbine, and also
without any need for enclosed combustion.
¾ Ramjet engine is mechanically the least complicated air-
breathing jet engine for thrust production for flying vehicles.
¾ Ramjets apply compression to the air by ram compression at
very high speeds (M>2.0).
¾ All the compression is done in the diffusing (ram) process.
¾ This restricts the use of ramjet to only supersonic speeds. No Take
off, Landing possible.
¾ After the diffusion in Intake, fuel is injected into the stream in the
combustion zone.
¾ The high temperature and high pressure gas is expanded through a
nozzle, to a supersonic speed at the exit.
¾ At very high Mach numbers (>5.0) the shocks in the intake produce
large losses that restricts the actual performance of the engine.
SCRAMJET
The scramjet engine belongs to the family of Brayton cycles, which
consist of two adiabatic and two constant-pressure processes.

A simplified schematic of a scramjet equipped vehicle is shown above


figure, assuming a lifting body with the vehicle’s Fore body performing a
large part of the inlet compression; the afterbody constitutes part of the
nozzle. The engine therefore occupies the entire lower surface of the
vehicle.
¾ Station 0 represents the free-stream condition.
¾ Station 1 represents the beginning of the compression process.
Hypersonic shock-wave angles are small, resulting in long compression
ramps (or spikes if an axisymmetric configuration is used) that, in many
of the suggested configurations, begin at the vehicle’s leading edge.
Additional compression takes place inside the inlet duct.

¾ Station 2.1 represents the entrance into the isolator section. The role of
the isolator is to separate the inlet from the adverse effects of a
pressure rise that is due to combustion in the combustion chamber. The
presence of a shock train in the isolator further compresses the air
before arriving at the combustion chamber. Thermodynamically the
isolator is not a desirable component, because it is a source of
additional pressure losses, increases the engine cooling loads, and adds
to the engine weight. However, operationally it is needed to include a
shock train that adjusts such that it fulfills the role just described.
• Station 3 is the combustion chamber entrance. Unlike the
turbojet engine cycle, in which the air compression ratio is
controlled by the compressor settings, in a fixed-geometry
scramjet the pressure at the combustion chamber entrance
varies over a large range.
• Station 4 is the combustion chamber exit and the beginning
of expansion.
• Station 10 is the exit from the nozzle; because of the large
expansion ratios the entire aft part of the vehicle may be part
of the engine nozzle.

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