For the comparative engine operating conditions intended by this question, the turbofan has the lowest TSFC, followed by the turbojet and then the ramjet: B. The ramjet relies entirely on flight-speed compression and is less favourable at this Mach number than at its higher-speed design regime. This ranking is conditional on the stated comparison, rather than a universal ranking across all engine designs.
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