摘要
Most engines compress air, add fuel and burn it, and then allow theheated gas to expand, creating power or thrust. A radical aircraft enginedevised by ONERA, France’s equivalent of NASA, does the opposite.The Priam inverse-cycle" engine is designed for hypersonic speedsabove Mach 4 (2, 650 mph). Conventional jets do not work at suchspeeds, because the air becomes so hot when it is rammed into
出处
《当代外语研究》
1994年第9期7-9,共3页
Contemporary Foreign Language Studies
