Experimental investigation on dynamics of spray atomization, ignition, and flame propagation in an annular combustor

Z Zhu, J Hou, C Ma, G Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The combustor employed in small and medium-sized turboshaft engines is characterized by
a small flame tube height and a large distance between adjacent burners, rendering it …

Characterization of droplet kinematics and spatial distribution in a two-phase ethanol-fueled rotating detonation flow field

J Li, S Yao, Y Lei, J Yu, W Zhang - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2025 - Elsevier
We investigate the behavior of evaporating droplets in a two-phase rotating detonation
engine (RDE) fueled by liquid ethanol, a renewable energy source and hydrogen carrier …

Quantitative Measurements in the Exhaust Flow of a Rotating Detonation Combustor Using Rainbow Schlieren Deflectometry

A Gupta, R Miller, K Bell… - … of Engineering for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study employs rainbow schlieren deflectometry (RSD) to characterize the unsteady,
supersonic/subsonic exhaust plume of a rotating detonation combustor (RDC). First, RSD …

The influence of plug nozzle and Laval nozzle on the flow field and performance of non-premixed rotating detonation combustor

Y Zhang, M Cheng, X Liu, G Rong, Z Sheng, D Shen… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
With the rotating detonation engine's (RDE) development to engineering applications, the
selection and optimization of nozzle is garnering great concerns, with the aim to maximize …

Chamber Length Limits of a Continuously Variable Geometry Rotating Detonation Combustor

EW Plaehn, AL Haynes, RM Gejji… - Journal of Propulsion and …, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
The sensitivity of rotating detonation combustor operation and performance to the length of
the combustion chamber was characterized using continuous variation of the chamber …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical study of rotating detonation and engine operating conditions

T Kanda, H Inagaki - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, the mechanism of rotating detonation is analytically discussed using a two-
dimensional sheet model. Two ratios are employed in this discussion: the ratio of the sonic …

Liquid Fuel Injection Dynamics and Wave Behavior of a Kerosene-Oxygen RDRE

CH Black, M Frederick, CW Junker, TE Neafus… - AIAA SCITECH 2025 …, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
Multiphase reactant injection in rotating detonation combustors (RDCs) gives rise to
additional complexities as compared to gas-gas systems, as liquid breakup and evaporation …

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 …

Structural Life Characterization of a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)

JS Smallwood, SD Heister, M Sangid - AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
This study presents a fatigue assessment for a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)
combustor under combined thermal and pressure loading conditions, incorporating mean …