Influence of reactant chemistry on operability timescales in rotating detonation combustors

K Dille, SD Heister - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Experimental measurements of a rotating detonation combustor are provided which include
results from five unique tripropellant configurations. Changes in operating conditions are …

Comparative Analysis of Total Pressure Measurement Techniques in Rotating Detonation Combustors

H Wei, T Kayser, E Bach… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Current total pressure measurement techniques in rotating detonation combustors (RDCs)
are based on different assumptions and therefore show different applicability for specific …

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 …

Thermal and structural characterization of A rotating detonation rocket engine

JS Smallwood, SD Heister - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
A 1.6 inch/4.1 cm diameter water-cooled rotating detonation rocket combustor was designed
and tested using gaseous oxygen and methane propellants at operating pressures from 5 …

Influence of Chamber Pressure on Rotating Detonation Modes with Continuously Variable Exit Nozzle Area

EW Plaehn, CH Black, R Gejji… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Sensitivity of rotating detonation combustor operation and performance to combustor back-
pressure was characterized using continuous variation of the nozzle exit area during …

Rotating Detonation Combustor Performance Modeling Informed by Experimental Stagnation Pressure Measurements

K Dille, M Frederick, CD Slabaugh… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
A thermodynamic model for rotating detonation combustion is developed which quantifies
the impacts of deflagrative modes and incomplete combustion in the detonative cycle …

Schlieren-Based Methodology for Tomographic Reconstruction of 3D Density Field in RDE Exhaust

A Gupta, K Bell, E Bogdanowicz… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Rainbow Schlieren Deflectometry (RSD) can provide quantitative measurements of ray
deflection angles in a rotating detonation engine (RDE) that can be used to validate …