Introduction:

Ramjet engines have been highly prevalent in the search for efficient
propulsion at high speeds. This engine consists of an inlet (diffuser), a
combustor (burner), and a nozzle, conceptually it is simplest type of aircraft
engines. Development of the Ramjet engines is crucial for a more fuel
efficient means of propulsion at high Mach numbers, making research on
them integral for an efficient hypersonic flight. Part of the development of
these engines involves test and evaluation of an engine. It is the same case
in this experiment, we study the performance parameters of a ramjet.
Objective:
The goal of this experiment is to observe the relation between the
performance parameters like, specific thrust, specific fuel consumption (SFC),
and fuel-air ratio (f) of the studied ramjet and the inlet Mach number, and to
analyze how SFC changes with exhaust velocity and specific thrust. Due to
the fact that Ramjets compress the incoming air through supersonic inlets
and diffusers, with compression due to complex shock structures in the flow ,
they are only able to operate at flight speeds well in excess of the local speed
of sound. And it is crucial to understand this variance in the performance as
the speed and Mach number increases in order to be able to calculate and
analyze the optimal range for the ramjet.
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP:
The system consists of a small subsonic ramjet operated by a radial fan that
supplies
the necessary air flow to start the ramjet. The ramjet is installed on a
measurement
setup that can be used to monitor and record the performance parameters.
Installed
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP:
The system consists of a small subsonic ramjet to which the airflow is
supplied using a radial fan. The ramjet is then installed on a measurement
setup to enable us to monitor and record the parameters: Installed thrust
(Tinstalled), drag (D), inlet air total pressure and total temperature (P t, Tt), fuel
mass flow rate f, and fuel total pressure and total temperature (P t_fuel, Tt_fuel)
. These parameters are then used to calculate the performance parameters.
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE:
Perform the following steps for the experiment:

1) Measure ambient temperature and pressure.

2) Measure the inlet area of the ramjet.
3) Run the experiment for three different fuel flow rates.
4) Record the data for the parameters in the table for each run
Theory:

Ramjets engine consists of an inlet (diffuser), a combustor (burner) and a

nozzle. The inlet decreases the flow velocity relative to the engine from flight
velocity or inlet velocity U0 entering at the inlect Mach number to a some
smaller value U3. The difference in kinetic energies of the air per unit mass is
converted to an increase in thermal energy, so that T3>T0 ; at the same time
the pressure increases from the P0 to a higher value P3. Fuel is then mixed
with the air and the mixture is burnt in the combustor. The combustion occurs
at nearly constant pressure. In the nozzle the flow is expanded ideally to the
original pressure with a consequent drop in temperature from T4 to T5 and an
increase in kinetic energy . The change in momentum U5-U0 per unit mass
provides the thrust. For subsonic Mach numbers the thermal efficiency of a
ramjet engine becomes small and it is highly efficient for Mach numbers
above 3.
The conversion of thermal energy to mechanical energy is represented ideally
by a Brayton cycle as shown

Fuel to air ratio is defined as:

 =_ /
where = , the inlet mass flow rate, and
_ = _ (_/_ )*(_/_)
Fuel flow rate that is measured at each run should be corrected due to the
fuel flow rotameter has a scale which measures Propane gas flow at
Pt_ref=2.7 bars and Tt_ref=15C, and this deviation needs to be taken into
account in the performance calculations accordingly.
The thrust that is measured on the test setup is the installed thrust,
Tinstalled, and is related to the uninstalled thrust, F, via: T installed = F D
Both the installed thrust and drag should be corrected using the charts below:
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Then, the exhaust velocity can be calculated using the uninstalled thrust
equation:
= [(1 + ) ] + ( )
where we can assume that inlet and exit pressure to be equal
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