A rotating detonation engine (RDE) is a realization of pressure-gain combustion, wherein a
traveling detonation wave confined in a chamber provides shock-based compression along …

Sensors are perhaps the most important and integral components of our modern society.
With global warming and environmental pollution garnering ever-increasing attention, as …

The development and application of two laser-absorption-spectroscopy diagnostics capable
of performing high-bandwidth measurements of (1) temperature, pressure, and CO, and (2) …

A quantum-cascade-laser-absorption-spectroscopy (QCLAS) diagnostic was used to
characterize post-detonation fireballs of RP-80 detonators via measurements of …

Variations in injection-current waveform are examined using diplexed radio-frequency
modulation with continuous-wave distributed-feedback (CW-DFB) lasers, with the aim to …

The film cooling is a possible active thermal protection solution for the rotating detonation
engines. As the rotating detonation wave is of high periodic and unsteady features, the film …

Abstract Space travel requires high-powered, efficient rocket propulsion systems for
controllable launch vehicles and safe planetary entry. Interplanetary travel will rely on …

In this study, we tested a rotating detonation engine (RDE) fueled by liquid kerosene. A
scheme of circumferential array atomization with an injection throat upstream of the annular …

H 2/air rotating detonation wave (RDW) propagation characteristics were studied under low
injection pressure. A small air mass flow rate and wide air injection ring were used to obtain …

An experimental stagnation pressure measurement technique is presented for a rotating
detonation combustor (RDC). Schlieren imaging enables rotating detonation wave passage …