pulsejet
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thumb|300px|Diagram of a valved pulsejet. 1 - Air enters through valve and is mixed with fuel. 2 - The mixture is ignited, expands, closes the valve and exits through the tailpipe, creating thrust. 3 - Low pressure in the engine opens the valve and draws in air.
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- History
- Argus As 109-014
- Wave
- Design
- Wave
- Operation
- Valved designs
- Valveless designs
- Rotary
- Applications
- Proposed enhancements
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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thumb|300px|Diagram of a valved pulsejet. 1 - Air enters through valve and is mixed with fuel. 2 - The mixture is ignited, expands, closes the valve and exits through the tailpipe, creating thrust. 3 - Low pressure in the engine opens the valve and draws in air.
A pulsejet engine (or pulse jet) is a type of jet engine in which combustion occurs in pulses. A pulsejet engine can be made with few or no moving parts, and is capable of running statically (that is, it does not need to have air forced into its inlet, typically by forward motion). The best known example is the Argus As 109-014 used to propel Nazi Germany's V-1 flying bomb.