Accession Number:

ADA056077

Title:

Combustion Properties of High-Density Fuels.

Descriptive Note:

Quarterly rept. no. 1, 1 Nov 76-31 Jan 77,

Corporate Author:

MARTIN MARIETTA LABS BALTIMORE MD

Personal Author(s):

• McCall,M. Thomas
• Brupbacher,John M.

Report Date:

1977-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

For tactical systems operating within the atmosphere, ramjet propulsion offers significant advantages over conventional rocket propulsion systems i.e., those which carry both fuel and oxidizer. The principal advantages -- increased range or greater payload at fixed range -- result from the intrinsic high specific impulse Isp associated with ramjets, which only need to carry fuel the oxidizer being obtained from the atmosphere for their propulsion.

Descriptors:

• *RAMJET ENGINES
• *AVIATION FUELS
• PAYLOAD
• TEST METHODS
• ISOMERS
• OXIDIZERS
• RANGE(DISTANCE)
• CYCLIC COMPOUNDS
• ROCKET PROPULSION
• SPECIFIC IMPULSE
• HYDROGENATION
• DIENES
• SHOCK TUBES
• SPECIFIC GRAVITY
• ATOMIZATION
• HEAT OF COMBUSTION
• HEPTANES

Subject Categories:

• Fuels
• Jet and Gas Turbine Engines

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE