Propulsion Systems Flashcards
What is a Internal Combustion Engine?
Internal Combustion engines create small explosions that push a piston down and once it comes up another explosion occurs. The piston rotates a camshaft which is where to creates its propulsion.
What is a Turbofan Engine?
The Turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine. A burner starts spinning the rear fan which is connected to the front fan which starts sucking in air which increases the amount of air, which means that they can use more fuel and have more complete combustion. Generating thrust by discharging heated gas.
What is a Scram rocket?
A scramjet (supersonic-combustion ramjet) is a ramjet engine in which the airflow through the engine remains supersonic, or greater than the speed of sound.
