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 …

Integration of a transonic high-pressure turbine with a rotating detonation combustor and a diffuser

Z Liu, J Braun, G Paniagua - International Journal of Turbo & Jet …, 2023 - degruyter.com
In this paper, a diffuser is used to integrate a transonic high-pressure turbine with a rotating
detonation combustor (RDC). The paper focuses on the required design modifications to the …

Characterization of a supersonic turbine downstream of a rotating detonation combustor

Z Liu, J Braun, G Paniagua - … of Engineering for …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Rotating detonation combustors (RDCs) offer theoretically a significant total pressure
increase, which may result in enhanced cycle efficiency. The fluctuating exhaust of RDC …

The efficiency of a pulsed detonation combustor–axial turbine integration

C Xisto, O Petit, T Grönstedt, A Rolt… - Aerospace Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper presents a detailed numerical investigation of a pulsed detonation combustor
(PDC) coupled with a transonic axial turbine stage. The time-resolved numerical analysis …

Large-eddy simulation study of rotating detonation supersonic turbine nozzle generated by the method of characteristics under oscillating incoming flow

L Su, F Wen, C Wan, Z Li, J Han, S Wang, Z Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Rotating detonation turbine engine is receiving considerable attention due to its' high cycle
efficiency, outstanding thrust characteristics, self-pressurization, and energy-saving …

Analysis of coupling supersonic turbine stage with rotating detonation combustor under different turbine parameters

L Su, F Wen - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The rotating detonation gas turbine boasts several advantageous characteristics, including
self-pressurization, minimal entropy increase, high thermal efficiency, and a high thrust-to …

Energy analysis of a detonation combustor with a bladeless turbine, a propulsion unit for subsonic to hypersonic flight

J Braun, F Falempin, G Paniagua - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper details an energy conversion unit for the combined power extraction and thrust
increase from high subsonic to hypersonic flows. The energy transfer is achieved through a …

Investigation of pulse detonation combustors—Axial turbine system

V Anand, AS George, E Knight, E Gutmark - Aerospace Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A circular array of six pulse detonation combustors is integrated to an axial turbine, to extract
power from the detonative combustion process that is ignited cyclically in the array of tubes …

Dynamics study of shock wave intersection under high-frequency sine oscillation incoming flow

L Su, F Wen, Z Li, C Wan, J Han, S Wang, Z Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This paper numerically studies the dynamics of symmetrical wedge shock intersection under
sinusoidal supersonic oscillation conditions. The 15 symmetrical wedges are used as the …

Numerical study on the integration of supersonic turbine guide vanes and three-dimensional hydrogen/air rotating detonation combustor

L Su, F Wen, C Wan, J Han, Y Wang, S Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Hydrogen/air rotating detonation turbine engine is expected to become a new generation of
aerospace power plant because of its compact structure, high cycle thermal efficiency, and …