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 …

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 …

Typical injection schemes of rotating detonation combustors inject fuel locally into the
combustion channel, creating stratified fuel-rich and fuel-lean mixing regions. In this study …

Understanding the unsteady flow-field within a rotating detonation combustor (RDC) is
important for its successful operation and integration. Although computational efforts are …

Pressure gain combustion, more specifically rotating detonation engines, theoretically
provide a significant performance and efficiency increase over their constant pressure …

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velocimetry (PIV) data were used to evaluate unsteady exhaust flows from a linearized …

A direct connection test of a rotating detonation engine was conducted. The outer and inner
diameters of the annular combustors were 206 and 166 mm, respectively. High enthalpy air …

Detonation engines can produce thrust with few or no moving parts, making these engines
compact, lightweight, and capable of high maximum efficiencies. While gas-phase …

Conventional engines are limited by the efficiency of their combustion mode. Compared to
present constant pressure deflagration-based engines, detonation-based systems can …

Pressure gain combustion (PGC) has been the subject of research for over a century due to
the potential for significant efficiency increase in combustion systems. Contrary to …