Nonidealities in rotating detonation engines

V Raman, S Prakash, M Gamba - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
A rotating detonation engine (RDE) is a realization of pressure-gain combustion, wherein a
traveling detonation wave confined in a chamber provides shock-based compression along …

Recent progress, development trends, and consideration of continuous detonation engines

JZ Ma, MY Luan, ZJ Xia, JP Wang, S Zhang, S Yao… - AIAA Journal, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
The continuous detonation engine (CDE) is based on detonation waves and is a new jet
engine concept that is expected to bring a technical revolution to current aviation and …

Air-breathing rotating detonation fueled by liquid kerosene in cavity-based annular combustor

H Meng, Q Xiao, W Feng, M Wu, X Han, F Wang… - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study experimentally demonstrates the practicality of air-breathing/ramjet rotating
detonation engines fueled by liquid kerosene and air. Experiments are performed, via a …

An empirical model for stagnation pressure gain in rotating detonation combustors

E Bach, CO Paschereit, P Stathopoulos… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work investigates the stagnation pressure gain in rotating detonation combustors (RDC)
and its dependency on the geometry and mass flux of the combustor. Using a Kiel probe to …

Flow and performance analysis of a natural gas-air rotating detonation engine with high-speed velocimetry

IV Walters, RM Gejji, SD Heister, CD Slabaugh - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation of a high pressure, natural gas-air rotating detonation engine
is presented. Simultaneous high-speed measurements of combustion chamber pressure …

On the wave propagation modes and operation range in rotating detonation combustor with varied injection and outlet throat

Y Wu, G Xu, C Ding, C Weng - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The rotating detonation combustor (RDC) has received remarkable attention in the
aerospace community. In this work, an experimental RDC model supplied by liquid …

A rotating detonation engine using methane-ethylene mixture and air

Y Wang, J Le - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of hydrocarbon fuels often have larger methane numbers than hydrogen. It is more
difficult to detonate the mixture of hydrocarbon fuels and air at room temperatures in non …

Investigation of pressure gain characteristics for kerosene-hot air RDE

J Zhou, F Song, Y Wu, S Xu, X Yang, P Cheng… - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Total pressure gain is one of the most significant performance metrics for rotating detonation
engines. In this study, total pressure gains of kerosene-hot air (523K∼ 553 K) RDE for …

Effect of injection dynamics on detonation wave propagation in a linear detonation combustor

A Lemcherfi, RM Gejji, ZM Ayers, EW Plaehn… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of reactant injection and mixing on detonation wave propagation is studied in a
self-excited, optically-accessible linear detonation combustor operated with natural gas and …

Suppression of pressure feedback of the rotating detonation combustor by a Tesla inlet configuration

X Yang, F Song, Y Wu, S Guo, S Xu, J Zhou… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the increase in the inlet throat area, the rotating detonation combustor (RDC) can
obtain higher pressure gain. However, the pressure feedback caused by the rotating …