THE ram accelerator is a hypervelocity launcher in which a projectile travels through a tube
pre-filled with a combustible mixture of gases. 1 The projectile, which resembles the …

The reliable and controllable initiation of the oblique detonation wave at an appropriate
location is vital to maintain the optimal thrust of the propulsion systems. A novel structure is …

The ram accelerator was developed at the University of Washington in the late 20th century
as a mass driver system for the purpose of accelerating projectiles to orbital velocities. The …

The baffled-tube ram accelerator is an innovation in hypervelocity launch technology that
allows the acceleration of axisymmetric projectiles in the velocity range of 500 to 3000 …

The baffled-tube ram accelerator (BTRA) has been under development as a chemical mass
driver since 2004 [1]. This device has the potential to triple the thrust performance of the …

The ram accelerator is a chemical mass driver that accelerates sub-caliber projectiles with
ramjet-like propulsion cycles through a smooth-bore tube filled with gaseous propellant …

The ram accelerator operates on principles similar to those of a ramjet engine. In the baffled
tube ram accelerator (BTRA), projectiles operate below the Chapman-Jouguet detonation …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-2070. vid Abstract The ram
accelerator is a hypervelocity mass driver concept currently being developed to accelerate …

ARAM accelerator is an important ballistic range device that is capableofhighballisticefficiencybecausealar…
applied over the entire acceleration period. Its operation was fi rst experimentally …

The ram accelerator is a novel chemical propulsion device capable of accelerating
projectiles up to orbital velocities. It utilizes a ramjet-like propulsive cycle, where a projectile …