SamuraiBlue
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Well obviously it's some kind of jet powered missile with an air intake at the front.
CX-1 Cruise Missile
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Well obviously it's some kind of jet powered missile with an air intake at the front.
ladioussupp
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SamuraiBlue
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To my knowledge the only difference between a SCRAM jet and a RAM jet is it's operating speed. If it goes supersonic I believe it is categorized as a SCRAM jet. Beyond that it's only bragging rights.
TerraN_EmpirE
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start with the basics.
start with the basics.
I think both RAMJet's and SCRAMJet's technology basically work the same, with the difference really being in how the combustion works. In very basic terms, a RAMJet decelerates its air flow to subsonic speeds for combustion, while a SCRAMJet performs combustion as supersonic speed air flows. A Scramjet is therefore able to maintain quite a bit higher cruise speed.
Both require the forward motion of the missile to compress the air they combust and so both have to get up to speed relying on other means to get up to speed so they can begin to produce thrust. Niether technology can, of themselves, power the vehicle from a standstill condition.
Anyhow, that's how I have understood it.
Both require the forward motion of the missile to compress the air they combust and so both have to get up to speed relying on other means to get up to speed so they can begin to produce thrust. Niether technology can, of themselves, power the vehicle from a standstill condition.
Anyhow, that's how I have understood it.
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Usually, a scramjet is more associated with hypersonic cruise speeds. They both can work at supersonic speeds...but if you do not want hypersonic, IMHO, you would probably use a ramjet in your design. It may not be a hard, fast rule however.
A good supersonic/hypersonic propulsion expert could probably fill in a whole l0ot more details.
A Bar Brother
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It is obviously ramjet. You need to boost the missile to greater than mach 5 for scramjet to activate and the brochure talks about a speed of mach 2-3.
