Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
group
What campus are you from?
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
John Parsells, Senior
Lead Presenter's Name
John Parsells
Faculty Mentor Name
Mark Ricklick
Abstract
This project consisted of two goals. First, to design, manufacture, and test a modular ramjet engine. And second, compare test data from milled and additive manufactured components to evaluate how flow separation, shockwave formation, and specific thrust vary.
A ramjet engine is an air breathing propulsion device designed for supersonic flow. Designing the ramjet to be modular serves as a future test bed for different part geometry and experiments. By designing each component as a module, it is cost effective and requires less manufacturing to test different components over time.
The project team is currently finalizing the inlet module design, working on the remaining engine modules, and researching instrumentation to acquire the necessary data. By the end of this semester, the team plans on having a Schlieren image in hand from testing the inlet module in the supersonic wind tunnel. Overall, the team has made immense progress thus far and envisions reaching both proposed goals.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
Yes, Ignite Grant
A Novel Approach to Modular Ramjet Engines
This project consisted of two goals. First, to design, manufacture, and test a modular ramjet engine. And second, compare test data from milled and additive manufactured components to evaluate how flow separation, shockwave formation, and specific thrust vary.
A ramjet engine is an air breathing propulsion device designed for supersonic flow. Designing the ramjet to be modular serves as a future test bed for different part geometry and experiments. By designing each component as a module, it is cost effective and requires less manufacturing to test different components over time.
The project team is currently finalizing the inlet module design, working on the remaining engine modules, and researching instrumentation to acquire the necessary data. By the end of this semester, the team plans on having a Schlieren image in hand from testing the inlet module in the supersonic wind tunnel. Overall, the team has made immense progress thus far and envisions reaching both proposed goals.