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As one of the most promising propulsion systems in the future, shock-induced combustion ramjet engine can remedy the disadvantages in the integrated design of scramjet engine and airframe. It can shorten the length of the combustor, lighten the structure weight of the engine and keep better performance in a broad range of flight Mach number. The elementary principle of shock-induced combustion ramjet engine is introduced. The key technologies of this kind of propulsion system are described, while their research status is presented in detail. Suggestion on the development of shcramjet engine in China is put forward.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 90816016), the Excellent Student Innovative Project of National University of Defense Technology (Grant No. B070101), and the Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate (Grant No. 3206).
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Huang, W., Qin, H., Luo, S. et al. Research status of key techniques for shock-induced combustion ramjet (shcramjet) engine. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 53, 220–226 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-009-0379-7
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