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 …

This research quantifies the evolution of pressure for fast burning regimes characterized by
various degrees of compressibility and involving turbulent flames and shocks. The …

Pressure gain combustion (PGC) is a promising approach to achieving increased thermal
efficiency in gas turbine engines and rocket motors. It makes use of a detonative combustion …

Velocimetry measurements have been established inside of a 6.06”(~ 154 mm) radially fed
Rotating Detonation Engine. The engine has a channel gap width of 0.3”(7.62 mm) making …

Total pressure gain is an important parameter in RDC engineering applications. Many
factors affect the total pressure gain, such as the area ratio of the outlet to the inlet (A 8/A 3.1) …

Featured Application Provide basis for rotating detonation combustor applications on gas
turbine. Abstract In this study, three-dimensional numerical studies have been performed to …

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

The work presented herein consist of first studying the instantaneous properties of the
detonation waves in a rotating detonation rocket engine by tracking each individual wave …