Rotating detonation engines (RDEs), which are hoped to achieve significant performance
improvements in propulsion systems, have received much attention in recent years. The …

This study describes a rotating detonation combustor (RDC) equipped with a set of nozzle
guide vanes (NGVs) of variable number and inclination angle. Different instrumented guide …

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 …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0834. vid This study describes the
experimental characterization of an RDC across a broad parameter range. The operation …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-2369. vid The objectives of this
work are twofold. First, to present a current status of the NPS RPL effort to experimentally …

Total pressure gain is one of the most significant performance metrics for rotating detonation
engines. In this study, a Tesla valve is introduced with the intention of suppression of …

Experimentally measuring the pressure gain of a rotating detonation combustor through the
method of equivalent available pressure is prone to many experimental uncertainties. A …

Mitigation of pressure pulsations in the exhaust of a pulse detonation combustor is crucial for
operation with a downstream turbine. For this purpose, a device termed the shock divider is …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1290. vid The impact of the number
of azimuthally propagating waves on the performance of a Rotating Detonation Engine …

The suppression of pressure feedback and the control for detonation wave operating mode
play a key role in improving the stagnation pressure gain of RDC. In this study, a unique …