Rocket-based combined cycle explained
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, and ducted rocket, where all three systems use a shared flow path.[1]
A TBCC, or turbine-based combined cycle propulsion system, is a turbine engine combined with a ramjet and scramjet.[2]
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.[3]
See also
- SABRE (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.[4]
External links
- Performance Evaluation of the NASA GTX RBCC Flowpath - Glenn Research Center - NASA
- Parametric Study Conducted of Rocket-Based, Combined-Cycle Nozzles - Glenn Research Center - NASA
- Aerojet Successfully Tests RBCC Single Thruster, Demonstrating Tri-Fluid Rocket Injector Capabilities - SpaceRef
- 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.
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070211045732/http://www.affordablespaceflight.com/nasa2.html Sketch of a RBCC propulsion system (scroll down to 7th picture)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070211045732/http://www.affordablespaceflight.com/nasa2.html Sketch of a TBCC propulsion system (scroll down to 5th picture)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070212020658/http://www.affordablespaceflight.com/nasa1.html Sketch of a TRCC propulsion system (scroll down to 9th picture)
- Web site: Archived copy . 2015-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150244/http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/press_release/3a_Milestone_Release_PUBLIC27Jan2015.pdf . 2015-04-02.
