Chamber Length Limits of a Continuously Variable Geometry Rotating Detonation Combustor

EW Plaehn, AL Haynes, RM Gejji… - Journal of Propulsion and …, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
The sensitivity of rotating detonation combustor operation and performance to the length of
the combustion chamber was characterized using continuous variation of the chamber …

Dynamics of rotating detonation combustor operation through continuous geometry variation

E Plaehn - 2023 - hammer.purdue.edu
Rotating detonation combustors are a developing technology with the potential to
successfully integrate pressure gain combustion in to modern propulsion devices. Utilization …

Liquid Fuel Injection Dynamics and Wave Behavior of a Kerosene-Oxygen RDRE

CH Black, M Frederick, CW Junker, TE Neafus… - AIAA SCITECH 2025 …, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
Multiphase reactant injection in rotating detonation combustors (RDCs) gives rise to
additional complexities as compared to gas-gas systems, as liquid breakup and evaporation …

Characterization of reactant refill and detonation wave dynamics in a NG/GOx rotating detonation engine using simultaneous high repetition-rate OH-PLIF and …

RB Wang, AM Webb, R Camacho… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
The potential application of rotating detonation engines (RDEs) in rocket combustors hinges
on a fundamental understanding of detonation wave structure and injector characteristics …

Hydrocarbon Fuel Composition Effect on Wave Dynamics in a Continuously Variable Rotating Detonation Engine

A Haynes - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The wave dynamics within a rotating detonation engine were investigated using a
combustor where the fuel injector was varied continuously relative to the oxidizer throat …

Characterization of Reactant Refill and Detonation Wave Dynamics in a GOx/Natural-gas RDRE Using Simultaneous High Repetition-Rate OH-PLIF and …

RB Wang, AM Webb, RD Camacho… - AIAA SciTech Forum …, 2024 - ntrs.nasa.gov
The potential application of rotating detonation engines (RDEs) in rocket combustors hinges
on a fundamental understanding of detonation wave structure and injector characteristics …