supersonic combustion ramjet


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supersonic combustion ramjet

[¦sü·pər¦sän·ik kəm¦bəs·chən ′ram‚jet]
(aerospace engineering)
scramjet
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The so-called Supersonic Combustion Ramjet - or scramjet - engine was designed to travel at speeds of up to 5,000 mph, or ten times the speed of conventional aircraft, the University of Queensland said.
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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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