Search Results
Search type | Search syntax |
---|---|
Tags | [tag] |
Exact | "words here" |
Author |
user:1234 user:me (yours) |
Score |
score:3 (3+) score:0 (none) |
Answers |
answers:3 (3+) answers:0 (none) isaccepted:yes hasaccepted:no inquestion:1234 |
Views | views:250 |
Code | code:"if (foo != bar)" |
Sections |
title:apples body:"apples oranges" |
URL | url:"*.example.com" |
Saves | in:saves |
Status |
closed:yes duplicate:no migrated:no wiki:no |
Types |
is:question is:answer |
Exclude |
-[tag] -apples |
For more details on advanced search visit our help page |
A jet engine that uses solely ram pressure to compress the air it takes in, rather than using a turbocompressor.
1
vote
1
answer
183
views
Is there a limit to a subsonic ramjet's pressure ratio?
Subsonic ramjets have high specific fuel consumption. This indicates to me they must have a low pressure ratio.
Is there a limit to how high pressure ratio one can achieve with subsonic air? Why can't …
4
votes
1
answer
682
views
Do ramjets use variable geometry supersonic inlets?
Ramjets are very often portrayed as super simple, I've read on few occasions that the only moving parts in a ramjet are the fuel pumps. …
4
votes
What mechanism or design aspect prevents jet blast from escaping the front of a Ramjet or sc...
Pressure is the greatest just before the combustor in both jet and ramjet engines - therefore air would have against the pressure differential for this to happen (turbine only has therefore an indirect …