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    There are three modes of operation for a ramjet engine diffuser: 1) Critical operation occurs when the heat released is just enough to position the normal shock at the inlet throats. 2) Subcritical operation occurs when increased heat causes the shock wave to move upstream and out of the diffuser, spilling air over the cowl and increasing drag. 3) Supercritical operation occurs when decreased heat moves the normal shock into the diverging diffuser inlet.

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    There are three modes of operation for a ramjet engine diffuser: 1) Critical operation occurs when the heat released is just enough to position the normal shock at the inlet throats. 2) Subcritical operation occurs when increased heat causes the shock wave to move upstream and out of the diffuser, spilling air over the cowl and increasing drag. 3) Supercritical operation occurs when decreased heat moves the normal shock into the diverging diffuser inlet.

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    There are three modes of operation for a ramjet engine diffuser: 1) Critical operation occurs when the heat released is just enough to position the normal shock at the inlet throats. 2) Subcritical operation occurs when increased heat causes the shock wave to move upstream and out of the diffuser, spilling air over the cowl and increasing drag. 3) Supercritical operation occurs when decreased heat moves the normal shock into the diverging diffuser inlet.

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    Modes of Operation

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    Arun Raja K K
    There are three modes of operation for a ramjet engine diffuser: 1) Critical operation occurs when the heat released is just enough to position the normal shock at the inlet throats. 2) Subcritical operation occurs when increased heat causes the shock wave to move upstream and out of the diffuser, spilling air over the cowl and increasing drag. 3) Supercritical operation occurs when decreased heat moves the normal shock into the diverging diffuser inlet.

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    Modes of Operation

    Modes of Operation of Ramjet

    There are three distinct conditions under which a ramjet engine


    diffuser can operate, depending on the heat released in the combustor

    ❖ Critical operation
    ❖ Subcritical operation
    ❖ Supercritical operation
    Critical Operation
    Critical Operation

    When the heat released in the combustor is just enough that the
    back pressure at the exit section of the subsonic diffuser causes the
    normal shock to be positioned at the inlet throats, the operation is said
    to be critical; this is the design condition
    Subcritical operation
    Subcritical operation
    If the heat release in the combustor is increased, the static pressure at the
    exit of the subsonic diffuser is greater than can be achieved under the design
    condition. The normal shock wave moves upstream, is expelled from the
    diffuser, and continues to move toward the vertex of the supersonic diffuser.
    Behind the normal shock wave, the flow is subsonic. Since the shock wave is
    detached from the inlet, the incoming air spills over the cowl of the diffuser.
    increasing vehicle drag and possibly leading to instability
    Supercritical operation
    Supercritical operation
    When the heat released in the combustor is decreased, the back
    pressure at the outlet section of the diffusion system becomes too small
    to maintain the normal shock at the inlet. The excess pressure
    associated with the internal flow must therefore be dissipated inside the
    diffusion system by a strong shock wave forming in the diverging
    portion of the diffuser. In other words the normal shock moves into the
    inlet
    Modes of Operation of Ramjet

    ❖ The condition of maximum pressure recovery at maximum mass


    flow rate is termed as critical point or critical operation
    ❖ Operation at low flow rate is called subcritical operation
    ❖ Operation at maximum flow rate but lower pressure recovery is
    termed supercritical operation

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