Ram air refers to the principle of using the airflow created by a moving object to increase ambient pressure, known as ram pressure. Often, the purpose of a ram air system is to increase an engine's power.

The term "ram air" may also refer to:

  • Parafoils, also called ram air parachutes, non-rigid airfoils inflated by wind
  • Ram-air intake – an air intake system that aids in engine performance and cooling, commonly used on aircraft and other high-performance vehicles
    • Pontiac "Ram Air" Engines -- a line of performance oriented engines developed in the 1960s and 1970s by General Motors' Pontiac Motor Division
    • Short ram air intake – a smaller, aftermarket version of ram-air intakes, commonly used on automobiles
  • Ram air turbine – a propeller used by aircraft to generate power

See also

  • Air ram
  • RamAir, a student radio station at the University of Bradford
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.