Nasa's Hypersonic Research Engine Project: A Review
Nasa's Hypersonic Research Engine Project: A Review
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The goals of the NASA Hypersonic Research Engine (HRE) Project, which began in 1964, were to design, develop, and construct a high-performance hypersonic research ramjet/scramjet engine for flight tests of the developed concept over the speed range of Mach 4 to 8. The project was planned to be accomplished in three phases: project definition, research engine development, and flight test using the X-15A-2 research airplane, which was modified to carry hydrogen fuel for the research engine. The project goal of an engine flight test was eliminated when the X-15 program was canceled in 1968. Ground tests of full-scale engine models then became the focus of the project. Two axisymmetric full-scale engine models, having 18-inch-diameter cowls, were fabricated and tested: a structural model and combustion/propulsion model. A brief historical review of the project, with salient features, typical data results, and lessons learned, is presented. An extensive number of documents were generated during the HRE Project and are listed.
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Nasa's Hypersonic Research Engine Project: A Review
1994
57 pages
Report
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English
Aircraft , Jet & Gas Turbine Engines , Reference Materials , Aircraft engines , Bibliographies , Engine design , Engine tests , Ground tests , Nasa programs , Supersonic combustion ramjet engines , Histories , Wind tunnel tests , Hydrogen fuels , Hypersonic flight , Project management , Scale models
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