The RBCC, or rocket-based combined cycle propulsion system, was one of the two types of propulsion systems that may have been tested in the
Boeing X-43 experimental aircraft. The RBCC, or strutjet as it is sometimes called, is a combination propulsion system that consists of a
ramjet,
scramjet
A scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) is a variant of a ramjet airbreathing jet engine in which combustion takes place in supersonic airflow. As in ramjets, a scramjet relies on high vehicle speed to compress the incoming air forceful ...
, and
ducted rocket, where all three systems use a shared flow path.
A TBCC, or turbine-based combined cycle propulsion system, is a
turbine engine combined with a
ramjet and
scramjet
A scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) is a variant of a ramjet airbreathing jet engine in which combustion takes place in supersonic airflow. As in ramjets, a scramjet relies on high vehicle speed to compress the incoming air forceful ...
.
A TRCC, or turbo rocket combined cycle propulsion system, is another combination propulsion system that combines an afterburning turbine engine with a RBCC propulsion system.
See also
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SABRE
A sabre (French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as the ...
(Synergistic Air Breathing Rocket Engine), a pre-cooled air-breathing rocket/RAM-jet engine
based on General Dynamics' exploration of LACE concepts (Liquid Air Cycle Engine) by Reaction Engines, UK.
References
External links
Performance Evaluation of the NASA GTX RBCC Flowpath - Glenn Research Center - NASA
- Glenn Research Center - NASA
- SpaceRef
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ttp://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=19683011 Hypersonic inlet studies for a small-scale rocket-based combined-cycle engine Journal of propulsion and power, 2007, vol. 23, no6, pp. 1160–1167, AIAA.
Rocket-Based Combined-Cycle Engine (RBCC): Ramrocket University of Toronto, High-Speed Vehicle Propulsion Systems Group.
Jet engines
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