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A Performance Analysis Of A Rocket Based Combined Cycle (Rbcc) Propulsion System For Single-Stage-To-Orbit Vehicle Applications, Nehemiah Joel Williams
A Performance Analysis Of A Rocket Based Combined Cycle (Rbcc) Propulsion System For Single-Stage-To-Orbit Vehicle Applications, Nehemiah Joel Williams
Masters Theses
Rocket-Based Combined Cycle (RBCC) engines combine the best performance characteristics of air-breathing systems such as ramjets and scramjets with rockets with the goal of increasing payload/structure and propellant performance and thus making LEO more readily accessible. The idea of using RBCC engines for Single-Stage-To-Orbit (SSTO) trans-atmospheric acceleration is not new, but has been known for decades. Unfortunately, the availability of detailed models of RBCC engines is scarce. This thesis addresses the issue through the construction of an analytical performance model of an ejector rocket in a dual combustion propulsion system (ERIDANUS) RBCC engine. This performance model along with an atmospheric …