Browsing Aeronautics and astronautics by Subject "ram accelerator"
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Advances in Baffled and Railed Tube Ram Accelerator Operation and Modeling
The ram accelerator is a novel chemical propulsion device capable of accelerating projectiles up to orbital velocities. It utilizes a ramjet-like propulsive cycle, where a projectile travels through a stationary tube ... -
Operation of Polycarbonate Projectiles in the Ram Accelerator
(2013-11-14)The ram accelerator is a hypervelocity launcher with direct space launch applications in which a sub-caliber projectile, analogous to the center-body of a ramjet engine, flies through fuel and oxidizer that have been ... -
Solid Rocket Augmentation for Ram Accelerator Initial Launch
The ram accelerator is a hypervelocity launcher capable of speeds over 2 km/s and theoretically much higher. It operates by launching a projectile into a tube pre-filled with gaseous propellant, which combusts and generates ...