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 …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental research on the instability propagation characteristics of liquid kerosene rotating detonation wave

Q Zheng, H Meng, C Weng, Y Wu, W Feng, M Wu - Defence Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to study the instability propagation characteristics of the liquid kerosene rotating
detonation wave (RDW), a series of experimental tests were carried out on the rotating …

Effects of variable total pressures on instability and extinction of rotating detonation combustion

M Zhao, JM Li, CJ Teo, BC Khoo, H Zhang - Flow, Turbulence and …, 2020 - Springer
Instability, extinction and re-initiation of rotating detonation in a two-dimensional Rotating
Detonation Engine (RDE) configuration are numerically investigated, and the emphasis is …

Effects of the exit convergent ratio on the propagation behavior of rotating detonations utilizing liquid kerosene

M Zhao, K Wang, Y Zhu, Z Wang, Y Yan, Y Wang… - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of the exit convergent ratio on the propagation behavior (ie, initiation processes
and propagation characteristics) of rotating detonations utilizing liquid kerosene have been …

Characterization of wave modes in a kerosene-fueled rotating detonation combustor with varied injection area ratios

G Xu, Y Wu, Q Xiao, C Ding, Y Xia, Q Li… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rotating detonation engine (RDE) is an innovative and practical pressure-gain device for
rocket and ramjet propulsion, and has been widely investigated. The present work aims to …

Effects of inlet and secondary flow conditions on the flow field of rotating detonation engines with film cooling

J Yu, S Yao, J Li, Y Huang, C Guo, W Zhang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional simulation of the rotating detonation engine (RDE) with film cooling is
conducted. The aim of this study is to analyze the fluid dynamics and heat transfer of the …

Propagation mode analysis of rotating detonation waves fueled by liquid kerosene

H Meng, Q Zheng, C Weng, Y Wu, W Feng, G Xu… - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
The propagation modes of rotating detonation waves supplied with liquid kerosene and
oxygen-enriched air were experimentally investigated. Experiments were conducted while …

Experimental study on the auto-initiation of rotating detonation with high-temperature hydrogen-rich gas

Q Bai, J Han, S Zhang, C Weng - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
An experimental study on the auto-initiation process of rotating detonation waves (RDWs)
was conducted with high-temperature hydrogen-rich gas as the fuel and air as the oxidant …

Effects of the droplet size and engine size on two-phase kerosene/air rotating detonation engines in flight operation conditions

W Cao, Q Liu, F Wang, C Weng - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
The numerical and experimental research of rotating detonation engines is usually
conducted in ground environmental conditions. Although many breakthroughs have been …

Study on initiation characteristics of rotating detonation by auto-initiation and pre-detonation method with high-temperature hydrogen gas

Q Bai, J Han, H Qiu, S Zhang, C Weng - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2024 - Elsevier
Experimental studies were conducted on the initiation characteristics of rotating detonation
waves (RDW) using auto-initiation and pre-detonation methods with high-temperature …