scramjet

scram·jet

S0164200 (skrăm′jĕt′)n. A ramjet airplane engine designed for hypersonic flight that burns fuel in the supersonic airstream produced by the plane.

[s(upersonic) + c(ombustion) + ramjet.]

scramjet

(ˈskræmˌdʒɛt) n (Aeronautics) a. a type of ramjet in which the forward motion of the craft forces oxygen to mix with fuel (usually hydrogen) at supersonic speeds within a duct in the engineb. an aircraft powered by such an enginec. (as modifier): scramjet technology. [C20: from s(upersonic) + c(ombustion) + ramjet]

scram•jet

(ˈskræmˌdʒɛt)

n. a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic. [1965–70; s(upersonic)c(ombustion)ramjet]

scramjet

scramjet:

see jet propulsionjet propulsion,
propulsion of a body by a force developed in reaction to the ejection of a high-speed jet of gas. Jet Propulsion Engines

The four basic parts of a jet engine are the compressor, turbine, combustion chamber, and propelling nozzles.
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scramjet

[′skram‚jet] (aerospace engineering) Essentially a ramjet engine, intended for flight at hypersonic speeds. Derived from supersonic combustion ramjet.

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SCRAMJET➣Supersonic Combustion Ramjet