An overview is provided of the NASA Hypersonic Research Engine Program. The engine concept is described which was evolved, and the accomplishments of the program are summarized. The program was undertaken as an in-depth program of hypersonic airbreathing propulsion research to provide essential inputs to future prototype engine development and decision making. An airbreathing liquid hydrogen fueled research oriented scramjet was to be developed to certain performance goals. The work was many faceted, required aerodynamic design evaluation, structures development, and development of flight systems such as the fuel and control system, but the main objective was the study of the internal aerothermodynamics of the propulsion system.
NASA Hypersonic Research Engine Program
1992
9 pages
Report
No indication
English
Rocket Engines & Motors , Manned Spacecraft , Engine design , Propulsion system performance , Supersonic combustion ramjet engines , Aerothermodynamics , Hypersonic flight , Aerodynamics , Air breathing engines , Decision making , Fuel control , Hypersonics , Liquid hydrogen , Propulsion system configurations , Prototypes
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