Scientists in the U.S. are again focusing on the challenge of hypersonic flight with the proposed National Aerospace Plane (NASP). This renewed interest has led to an expansion of research related to high speed airbreathing propulsion, in particular, the supersonic combustion ramjet, or scramjet. The history is briefly traced of scramjet research in the U.S., with emphasis on NASA sponsored efforts, from the Hypersonic Research Engine (HRE) to the current status of today's airframe integrated scramjets. The challenges of scramjet technology development from takeover to orbital speeds are outlined. Existing scramjet test facilities such as NASA Langley's Scramjet Test Complex as well as new high Mach number pulse facilities are discussed. The important partnership role of experimental methods and computational fluid dynamics is emphasized for the successful design of single stage to orbit vehicles.
Hypersonic Propulsion: Status and Challenge
1990
19 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Jet & Gas Turbine Engines , Manned Spacecraft , Spacecraft Trajectories & Flight Mechanics , Aerodynamics , Aerospace planes , Computational fluid dynamics , Hypersonic flight , National aerospace plane program , Supersonic combustion ramjet engines , Test facilities , Air breathing engines , Engine airframe integration , Engine design , Histories , Mach number , Single stage to orbit vehicles , Supersonic combustion
Hypersonic propulsion: Status and challenge
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