Rotating detonation combustors and their similarities to rocket instabilities

V Anand, E Gutmark - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Rotating detonation combustors (RDC) are at the forefront of pressure gain combustion
(PGC) research, utilizing one or more azimuthally spinning detonation waves, an intrinsically …

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 …

Rotating detonation in a ramjet engine three-dimensional modeling

NN Smirnov, VF Nikitin, LI Stamov… - Aerospace Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A rotating detonation engine (RDE) combustion chamber fed by hydrogen–air mixtures of
different composition was modeled numerically using 3D geometry. The RDE is a new type …

Effects of slot injection on detonation wavelet characteristics in a rotating detonation engine

C Yan, H Teng, HD Ng - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional numerical simulations are performed to investigate the effects of spatially
discrete slot injection of reactants on the features of detonation wavelets in a rotating …

Propagation behavior of rotating detonation waves with premixed kerosene/air mixtures

XY Liu, MY Luan, YL Chen, JP Wang - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The propagation of multiple detonation waves in the two-dimensional modeled rotating
detonation combustor fueled by premixed kerosene/air mixtures is numerically investigated …

The behavior of the propagating velocity of rotating detonation waves and counter-rotating shock waves in a hollow combustor

G Rong, M Cheng, Z Sheng, X Liu, Y Zhang, J Wang - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
The propagating velocity behavior, mathematical model and influencing factors of rotating
detonation waves and counter-rotating shock waves in a hollow combustor with Laval …

Flow-field analysis and pressure gain estimation of a rotating detonation engine with banded distribution of reactants

XY Liu, MY Luan, YL Chen, JP Wang - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2020 - Elsevier
The flow-field structure and pressure gain performance of a rotating detonation engine with
banded distribution of reactants have been studied using two-dimensional numerical …

On the mechanisms of the multiplicity and bifurcation of detonation waves in 3D rotating detonation engines

XJ He, XY Liu, JP Wang - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The mechanisms of the multiplicity and bifurcation of detonation waves in 3D rotating
detonation engines (RDEs) with cavity combustor and array-holes injection are numerically …

Time/frequency domain analysis of detonation wave propagation mechanism in a linear rotating detonation combustor

J Hu, B Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Controlling the rotating detonation combustor (RDC) is crucial for enhancing propulsion
system safety, efficiency, and overall performance. Swift and precise identification of the …

Effects of injection nozzle exit width on rotating detonation engine

J Sun, J Zhou, S Liu, Z Lin, J Cai - Acta Astronautica, 2017 - Elsevier
A series of numerical simulations of RDE modeling real injection nozzles with different exit
widths are performed in this paper. The effects of nozzle exit width on chamber inlet state …