25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-5.2.2

ANALYSIS OF INCREASED COMPRESSION ON EJECTOR/ROCKET PERFORMANCE

J. Etele, J. P. Sislian*
Carleton Univ., Canada; *Univ. of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, Canada

Keywords: RBCC, ejector, performance, compression, launch

Thrust obtained through increasing the compression ratio within an ejector/rocket is compared to that of hydrogen and kerosene fuelled rocket engines. Area constriction is proposed as an effective means of increasing compression, while the benefit of the ejector effect is placed within the context of a typical launch trajectory.

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