Automotive
Technical Paper

THE RAMJET as a Supersonic Propulsion Plant

480228

01/01/1948

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors
W. H. GOSS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
EMORY COOK APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Abstract
Content
THE ramjet excels all other powerplants for sustained propulsion at supersonic speeds. Ramjets feature high power per unit frontal area and per unit weight and high specific impulse.
In compensation for mechanical simplicity, the ramjet presents a number of aerodynamic and thermodynamic problems. Because supplying air-streams for studying these problems with full-scale models would require enormous amounts of power, their solution must be found through improved understanding of the fundamentals of the process.
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Topics
Thermodynamics
Aerodynamics
Affiliated or Co-Author
APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/480228
Pages
27
Citation
GOSS, W., and COOK, E., "THE RAMJET as a Supersonic Propulsion Plant," SAE Technical Paper 480228, 1948, https://doi.org/10.4271/480228.
Additional Details
Publisher
SAE International
Published
Jan 1, 1948
Product Code
480228
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English