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Ramjet Engine

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ramjet, ramjet engine
a. a type of jet engine in which fuel is burned in a duct using air compressed by the forward speed of the aircraft
b. an aircraft powered by such an engine

ramjet engine [′ram‚jet ‚en·jən]
(aerospace engineering)
A type of jet engine with no mechanical compressor, consisting of a specially shaped tube or duct open at both ends, the air necessary for combustion being shoved into the duct and compressed by the forward motion of the engine; the air passes through a diffuser and is mixed with fuel and burned, the exhaust gases issuing in a jet from the rear opening.

Ramjet Engine 

an air-breathing jet engine in which air entering the engine’s combustion chamber is compressed during flight by the action of the ram effect.



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According to a report by ABC News, the design stems from the goal of the program - to demonstrate an air-breathing, hypersonic, combustion ramjet engine, known as a scramjet.
This launch, which took place on August 16, 2002, was the first hesitant step in developing a hypersonic ramjet engine, an event that even now is only barely beginning to reach the public consciousness.
The term "scramjet" is used to describe the engine s supersonic combustion ramjet design, which follows the same principles as a ramjet engine in which air coming into an engine is compressed as it is forced through a narrow neck on its way to the combustion chamber, but at supersonic speeds.
 
 
 
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