Flow and performance analysis of a natural gas-air rotating detonation engine with high-speed velocimetry
An experimental investigation of a high pressure, natural gas-air rotating detonation engine
is presented. Simultaneous high-speed measurements of combustion chamber pressure …
is presented. Simultaneous high-speed measurements of combustion chamber pressure …
Performance characterization of a natural gas–air rotating detonation engine
An experimental study of a rotating detonation engine (RDE) operating with natural gas and
air at elevated chamber pressures and air preheat temperatures was conducted to quantify …
air at elevated chamber pressures and air preheat temperatures was conducted to quantify …
High-speed diagnostics in a natural gas–air rotating detonation engine
A natural-gas-fueled rotating detonation engine was operated at flow conditions typical of
gas turbine engines. High-speed broadband chemiluminescence images, particle image …
gas turbine engines. High-speed broadband chemiluminescence images, particle image …
Time-resolved imaging of the cellular structure of methane and natural gas detonations
We present experimental observations of the density field and reaction structure of methane
and natural gas detonation waves propagating in a narrow channel. Simultaneous time …
and natural gas detonation waves propagating in a narrow channel. Simultaneous time …
Bifurcation in rotating detonation engine operation with continuously variable fuel injection location
Sensitivity of rotating detonation engine operation and performance to the location of fuel
injection was characterized using continuous variation of the injector geometry during an …
injection was characterized using continuous variation of the injector geometry during an …
Operability of a natural gas–air rotating detonation engine
A combustor was developed to operate with natural gas and air as the primary propellants at
elevated chamber pressures and air preheat temperatures representative of land-based …
elevated chamber pressures and air preheat temperatures representative of land-based …
Design of the purdue experimental turbine aerothermal laboratory for optical and surface aerothermal measurements
G Paniagua, D Cuadrado… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Following three decades of research in short duration facilities, Purdue University has
developed an alternative turbine facility in view of the modern technology in computational …
developed an alternative turbine facility in view of the modern technology in computational …
Rotating detonation combustor performance informed through a novel megahertz-rate stagnation pressure measurement
KJ Dille, MD Frederick, CD Slabaugh, SD Heister - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
An experimental stagnation pressure measurement technique is presented for a rotating
detonation combustor (RDC). Schlieren imaging enables rotating detonation wave passage …
detonation combustor (RDC). Schlieren imaging enables rotating detonation wave passage …
Performance characterization of a natural gas-air rotating detonation engine at elevated pressure
Pressure-gain combustion (PGC) systems utilize unsteady combustion processes where gas
expansion is constrained during heat release to achieve a cycle-averaged total pressure …
expansion is constrained during heat release to achieve a cycle-averaged total pressure …
Transducer installation effects on pressure measurements in PGC devices
HE study of pressure gain combustion (PGC) devices necessitate accurate, high-speed
pressure measurements to fully characterize the inherently unsteady combustion processes …
pressure measurements to fully characterize the inherently unsteady combustion processes …