An investigation into the performance characteristics of a solid fuel scramjet propulsion device
| dc.contributor.advisor | Netzer, David Willis | |
| dc.contributor.author | Angus, William J. | |
| dc.date | December 1991 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-15T23:32:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-02-15T23:32:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1991-12 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/28306 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An investigation was conducted to evaluate the performance qualities of a supersonic ramjet propulsion device (SCRAMJET) using a solid fuel. The fuel grains were fabricated from Plexiglas and were cylindrical, with an axisymmetric, circular perforation that diverged in the downstream direction. A small amount of hydrogen gas was required in an initial recirculation zone in order to sustain combustion. With combustor inlet conditions of 150 psia, 1000(o)R, and a Mach number of 1.5, a combustor exit Mach number of 1.4 was maintained. Due to poor mixing conditions, the combustion efficiency of the solid fuel was only 57%. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/aninvestigationi1094528306 | |
| dc.format.extent | 49 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
| dc.title | An investigation into the performance characteristics of a solid fuel scramjet propulsion device | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.contributor.secondreader | Laredo, David | |
| dc.contributor.corporate | Naval Postgraduate School | |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | |
| dc.subject.author | Auditing (internal control) | en_US |
| dc.description.service | Lieutenant, United States Navy | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.name | M.S. in Astronautical Engineering | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Astronautical Engineering | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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