Numerical investigation of the mechanism behind the deflagration to detonation transition in homogeneous and inhomogeneous mixtures of H2-air in an obstructed …

MHS Saeid, J Khadem, S Emami - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2021 - Elsevier
The accidental release of hydrogen into enclosures can result in a flammable mixture with
concentration gradients and possible deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT). This …

Investigation of counter-rotating shock wave and wave direction control of hollow rotating detonation engine with Laval nozzle

G Rong, M Cheng, Z Sheng, X Liu, Y Zhang… - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The counter-rotating shock wave and wave direction control of the hollow rotating detonation
combustor with Laval nozzle are studied. The in-house solver BYRFoam, developed on the …

Numerical study on the characteristics of rotating detonation wave with multicomponent mixtures

DW Zhai, NB Zhao, S Jin, XF Shao, HT Zheng - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the effects of gas mixture components on the combustion
characteristics of rotating detonation wave, two-dimensional simulation is presented to …

Design and optimization of aerospike nozzle for rotating detonation engine

XY Liu, M Cheng, YZ Zhang, JP Wang - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rotating detonation engine (RDE) is increasingly viewed as a viable technology to improve
the performance of propulsion devices. At now, the design of RDE faces challenges when …

Propagation mode analysis of rotating detonation waves fueled by liquid kerosene

H Meng, Q Zheng, C Weng, Y Wu, W Feng, G Xu… - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
The propagation modes of rotating detonation waves supplied with liquid kerosene and
oxygen-enriched air were experimentally investigated. Experiments were conducted while …

Numerical investigation of the effect of equivalence ratio on the propagation characteristics and performance of rotating detonation engine

H Chen, C Si, Y Wu, H Hu, Y Zhu - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2023 - Elsevier
The equivalence ratio is one of the significant factors affecting the propagation
characteristics and performance of the rotating detonation engine (RDE). Using the …

The behavior of the propagating velocity of rotating detonation waves and counter-rotating shock waves in a hollow combustor

G Rong, M Cheng, Z Sheng, X Liu, Y Zhang, J Wang - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
The propagating velocity behavior, mathematical model and influencing factors of rotating
detonation waves and counter-rotating shock waves in a hollow combustor with Laval …

Investigation of counter-rotating shock wave phenomenon and instability mechanisms of rotating detonation engine with hollow combustor and Laval nozzle

G Rong, M Cheng, Z Sheng, X Liu, J Wang - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The counter-rotating shock wave phenomenon and instability mechanisms in the hollow
rotating detonation combustor with a Laval nozzle are investigated. The in-house solver …

Effects of the perturbation inlet on the evolution and oscillation characteristics of multiple rotating detonation waves

H Chen, C Si, H Hu, Y Jin, Y Zhu - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
A numerical simulation using the open-source platform OpenFOAM is conducted to
investigate the effect of periodic perturbations at the inlet on the evolution and oscillation …

Spinning pulsed detonation in rotating detonation engine

D Shen, JZ Ma, Z Sheng, G Rong, K Wu… - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Experiments are conducted on a rotating detonation engine fed by Hydrogen and Air.
Spinning pulsed detonation mode is identified for the first time. Characterized by evident …