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by Zoch
Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:59 am
Forum: Ramjet forum
Topic: Designing for a particular speed
Replies: 11
Views: 17265

Re: re: Designing for a particular speed

On a slightly different tack, why do people often think of putting an afterburner after a pulsejet. I'd rather do the opposite -- put a pulsejet after a jet engine. Why hasn't anyone thought of a pulse afterburner? Ordinary turbojets with reheat waste fuel by burning it in this huge inefficient ram...
by Zoch
Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:46 am
Forum: Ramjet forum
Topic: Ramjet tidbits
Replies: 46
Views: 50374

re: Ramjet tidbits

How about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grancrete?

It's a new type of concrete based off ceramicrete, the stuff in nuclear power plants. It's got a short cure time and can be sprayed onto a mold, and it's fire resistant.
by Zoch
Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:33 pm
Forum: Ramjet forum
Topic: Scramjet engine
Replies: 13
Views: 18441

re: Scramjet engine

The only feasible way to use a scramjet is to use a gun-fired one. But the materials that are accessible to civillians probably aren't sufficient for the high pressure and aerodynamic heating suffered by a scramjet, especially considering the pressure that a projectile would go through. Besides that...