Liquid fuels in rotating detonation engines: Advances and challenges

Y Zhu, S Zhang, H Chen, Y Wu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The rotating detonation engine (RDE) has attracted considerable interest as a potential new
propulsion system, owing to its ability to self-pressurize, its high thrust-to-weight ratio, and its …

Experimental Study on the Propagation Characteristics of Rotating Detonation Wave with Liquid Hydrocarbon/High-Enthalpy Air Mixture

B Jia, Y Zhang, H Meng, F Meng, H Pan, Y Hong - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rotating detonation engines (RDEs) are a promising propulsion technology featuring high
thermal efficiency and a simple structure. To adapt the practical engineering applications of …

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 …

High-Speed Visualization of Spray Breakup and Velocity Estimation in a Rotating Detonation Combustor Using Laser Induced Fluorescence

M Hoeper, RB Wang, P Salek, Z Brand… - AIAA SCITECH 2025 …, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
The underlying physical processes that liquid fuel sprays undergo in rotating detonation
engines, particularly breakup and combustion, are not well understood nor are the coupling …