Recent progress, development trends, and consideration of continuous detonation engines

JZ Ma, MY Luan, ZJ Xia, JP Wang, S Zhang, S Yao… - AIAA Journal, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
The continuous detonation engine (CDE) is based on detonation waves and is a new jet
engine concept that is expected to bring a technical revolution to current aviation and …

Effects of supersonic nozzle guide vanes on the performance and flow structures of a rotating detonation combustor

D Shen, M Cheng, K Wu, Z Sheng, J Wang - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
The integration of a rotating detonation combustor with downstream nozzle guide vanes is a
crucial early step prior to the full implementation of the rotating detonation turbine engine …

On the effects of reactant stratification and wall curvature in non-premixed rotating detonation combustors

V Athmanathan, J Braun, ZM Ayers, CA Fugger… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The optimization of non-premixed rotating detonation combustors (RDCs) requires improved
understanding of the coupled effects of reactant stratification, fluid property gradients, and …

Megahertz-rate OH planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging in a rotating detonation combustor

PS Hsu, MN Slipchenko, N Jiang, CA Fugger… - Optics letters, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Megahertz-rate hydroxyl radical planar laser-induced fluorescence (OH-PLIF) was
demonstrated in a hydrogen/air rotating detonation combustor for the first time, to the best of …

A rotating detonation engine using methane-ethylene mixture and air

Y Wang, J Le - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of hydrocarbon fuels often have larger methane numbers than hydrogen. It is more
difficult to detonate the mixture of hydrocarbon fuels and air at room temperatures in non …

Femtosecond/picosecond rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering thermometry in the exhaust of a rotating detonation combustor

V Athmanathan, KA Rahman, DK Lauriola, J Braun… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Spatio-temporally resolved measurements of temperature using hybrid femtosecond/
picosecond rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (fs/ps RCARS) are evaluated …

Experimental research on self-initiation process of rotating detonation wave by high-temperature ethylene-rich gas

H Qiu, Q Bai, J Han, B Huang, Z Liu, C Weng - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates an experimental process of high-temperature ethylene-rich gas and
air for rotating detonation. After abandoning the pre-detonator method, the high-temperature …

Variably premixed rotating detonation engine for evaluation of detonation cycle dynamics

ZM Ayers, V Athmanathan, TR Meyer… - Journal of Propulsion and …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
A variably premixed rotating detonation engine using gaseous hydrogen and air reactants is
introduced to enable investigation of key cycle processes while varying the homogeneity of …

Use of Convolutional Neural Network Image Classification and High-Speed Ion Probe Data Toward Real-Time Detonation Characterization in a Water-Cooled …

KB Johnson, DH Ferguson… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
As rotating detonation engines (RDEs) progress in maturity, the importance of monitoring
advancements toward development of active control becomes more critical. Experimental …

Large-Eddy Simulation Study of Flow and Combustion Dynamics in a Full-Scale Hydrogen–Air Rotating Detonation Combustor-Stator Integrated System

P Pal, J Braun, Y Wang… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2025 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In the present work, a first-of-its-kind three-dimensional (3D) large-eddy simulation (LES)
study is conducted to numerically investigate the combustion dynamics as well as aero …