Flow field of a rotating detonation engine fueled by carbon

W Zhu, Y Wang, J Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Solid–gas rotating detonation engines have been widely studied, but experimental
limitations have prevented the full information of the flow field from being revealed. This …

Investigation of flow field characteristics and performance of carbon–hydrogen/oxygen-rich air rotating detonation engine

G Rong, M Cheng, Y Zhang, Z Sheng, J Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Numerical simulations were conducted to investigate the flow field characteristics and
performance of a carbon–hydrogen/oxygen-rich air rotating detonation engine (RDE). Three …

Effects of the droplet size and engine size on two-phase kerosene/air rotating detonation engines in flight operation conditions

W Cao, Q Liu, F Wang, C Weng - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
The numerical and experimental research of rotating detonation engines is usually
conducted in ground environmental conditions. Although many breakthroughs have been …

Effects of different physical properties of anthracite powder fuel on detonation characteristics of a rotating detonation engine

X Ni, H Xu, X Su, B Xiao, F Zhang, Y Luo, Q Zheng… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The rotating detonation engine (RDE) fueled by coal powder has attracted much attention
because of its high thermal cycle efficiency. To explore the detonation characteristics of …

Experimental investigation on pulse operation characteristics of rotating detonation rocket engine

S Zhou, Y Ma, F Liu, N Hu - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The pressure-gain rotating detonation rocket engine is expected to develop as an
attitude/orbit control power device for high-performance spacecraft. In this paper, the short …

Simulation of liquid droplets combustion in a rotating detonation engine

M Salvadori, A Panchal, S Menon - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent research towards using liquid fuel in rotating detonation engines (RDE) has been
assessed here using numerical simulations of a representative three-dimensional (3D) …

Experimental investigation on the application of the coal powder as fuel in a rotating detonation combustor

H Xu, X Ni, X Su, B Xiao, Y Luo, F Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Detonation cycle realizes the high-efficiency utilization of the fuel. However, most of the fuel
considered in the detonation engine is gaseous or liquid fuel, while seldom notice is focused …

Variably premixed rotating detonation engine for evaluation of detonation cycle dynamics

ZM Ayers, V Athmanathan, TR Meyer… - Journal of Propulsion and …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
A variably premixed rotating detonation engine using gaseous hydrogen and air reactants is
introduced to enable investigation of key cycle processes while varying the homogeneity of …

Effect of hydrogen flow rate and particle diameter on coal-hydrogen-air rotating detonation engines

W Zhu, Y Wang - international journal of hydrogen energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Rotating detonation engines having the advantages of high thermal efficiency theoretically,
are being studied widely. Cheap solid fuels such as coals may decrease the cost …

Numerical study on the effect of carbon particles on flow field characteristics of rotating detonation engine

Y Wang, Y Chen, W Wu, W Han, Y Li, J Wang - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rotating detonation engines have high thermal efficiency and thus have been extensively
studied. Using solid particles as fuel can reduce costs, and experiments have demonstrated …