Scramjet Course

This is a simple technical introduction to Scramjets – it assumes that you have done undergraduate fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. If you haven’t, then start by reading the fluid mechanics course page first.

The course refers back to notes on Isentropic and Supersonic Flow within the fluid mechanics course. You should read the course along side (or as a prelude to) a more comprehensive text on scramjets. I would recommend “Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion” by Heiser – which is listed on our references page.