On the effects of reactant stratification and wall curvature in non-premixed rotating detonation combustors
The optimization of non-premixed rotating detonation combustors (RDCs) requires improved
understanding of the coupled effects of reactant stratification, fluid property gradients, and …
understanding of the coupled effects of reactant stratification, fluid property gradients, and …
Numerical simulation of a methane-oxygen rotating detonation rocket engine
The rotating detonation engine (RDE) is an important realization of pressure gain
combustion for rocket applications. The RDE system is characterized by a highly unsteady …
combustion for rocket applications. The RDE system is characterized by a highly unsteady …
Profiling cross-sectional area of a radial rotating detonation combustor to increase pressure gain
K Bell, D Schwer, AK Agrawal - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The detonation wave (s) in a rotating detonation combustor (RDC) produce highly unsteady
flow with varying supersonic and subsonic segments. The non-homogeneous RDC flow …
flow with varying supersonic and subsonic segments. The non-homogeneous RDC flow …
OH* chemiluminescence imaging of the combustion products from a methane-fueled rotating detonation engine
J Tobias, D Depperschmidt… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Pressure gain combustion (PGC) has been conceived to convert fuel's chemical energy into
thermal energy and mechanical energy, thereby reducing the entropy production in the …
thermal energy and mechanical energy, thereby reducing the entropy production in the …
Characteristics of ethylene–air continuous rotating detonation in the cavity-based annular combustor
W Fan, S Liu, S Zhong, H Peng, X Yuan, W Liu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Characteristics of continuous rotating detonation (CRD) in a cavity-based annular combustor
are studied through three-dimensional simulations, which are solved in OpenFOAM with a …
are studied through three-dimensional simulations, which are solved in OpenFOAM with a …
Natural gas versus methane: ignition kinetics and detonation limit behavior in small tubes
Detonation properties of methane and natural gas were studied using ZND simulations and
detonation limit experiments. The experiments were performed in two tube sizes, 32 mm and …
detonation limit experiments. The experiments were performed in two tube sizes, 32 mm and …
Investigating instabilities in a rotating detonation combustor operating with natural gas–hydrogen fuel blend—effect of air preheat and annulus width
Propagation characteristics of a detonation wave in an air-breathing rotating detonation
combustor (RDC) using natural gas (NG)–hydrogen fuel blends is presented in this paper …
combustor (RDC) using natural gas (NG)–hydrogen fuel blends is presented in this paper …
Time-resolved PIV diagnostics to measure flow field exiting methane-fueled rotating detonation combustor
Time-resolved particle image velocimetry (TR-PIV) is applied to measure the flow field at the
immediate exit of a rotating detonation combustor (RDC) operating on methane fuel and …
immediate exit of a rotating detonation combustor (RDC) operating on methane fuel and …
Design and Implementation of a Disk-Shaped Radial Rotating Detonation Engine with Integrated Aerospike
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0642. vid The annular rotating
detonation combustion facility at the University of Alabama has been modified to …
detonation combustion facility at the University of Alabama has been modified to …
Experimental and Computational Analysis of a Rotating Detonation Combustor
J Tobias, AK Agrawal, DE Paxson - AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1879. vid Rotating detonation
combustor (RDC) research has progressed along parallel experimental and computational …
combustor (RDC) research has progressed along parallel experimental and computational …