Two-dimensional visualization of induction zone in hydrogen detonations

SBR Chavez, KP Chatelain, DA Lacoste - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
The induction zone length is an important length scale for gaseous detonations, as it is
correlated with other characteristic parameters such as the cell size. A good characterization …

Equivalence ratio inhomogeneity and mixing in liquid-fueled detonations

M Paudel, JA McFarland - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
Liquid-fueled detonation systems are intrinsically heterogeneous due to the discrete nature
of liquid droplets, and their initial size and spatial distribution. Understanding the effect of …

Coupling study of supersonic turbine stage and two-dimensional hydrogen/air rotating detonation combustor

L Su, F Wen, C Wan, J Han, Y Wang, S Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The hydrogen/air rotating detonation turbine engine has the advantages of self-
supercharging, small entropy increase, high thermal efficiency, high thrust-to-weight ratio …

Post-detonation fireball modeling: Validation of freeze out approximations

AA Egeln, JC Hewson, DR Guildenbecher… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A numerical simulation study was performed to examine the post-detonation reaction
processes produced by the detonation of a 12 mm diameter hemispherical pentaerythritol …

Effects of activation energy on irregular detonation structures in supersonic flow

X Cai, F Xu, R Deiterding, W Chen, J Liang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, high-precision numerical simulations of detonations in supersonic hydrogen–
oxygen premixed gases with different activation energies are carried out. The open-source …

Detonation structure in the presence of mixture stratification using reaction-resolved simulations

M Ullman, S Prakash, S Barwey, V Raman - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Many investigations of detonation-based combustors have identified reactant mixture
inhomogeneity as having a leading-order impact on wave dynamics and combustion …

Growth-Rate Prediction for Low-Speed Variable-Density Spatially Developing Turbulent Planar Shear Layers: Status and Prospects

AR Kerstein - Journal of Fluids Engineering, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Progress in analysis of the growth rate of low-speed variable-density spatially developing
turbulent planar shear layers is examined from the viewpoint of global trends across the …