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Effects of Injector Configuration on the Detonation Characteristics and Propulsion Performance of Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE)

Aerospace, 2023
Fuel injection and mixing affect the characteristics of detonation initiation and propagation, as well as the propulsion performance of rotating detonation engine (RDE). A study on the injector is carried out in the present investigation.
In-Hoi Koo, Keon-Hyeong Lee, Min-Su Kim, Hyung-Seok Han, Holak Kim, Jeong-Yeol Choi   +5 more
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Computational modeling of dynamic injector response in a Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE)

Applications in Energy and Combustion Science
Rotating Detonation Engines (RDEs) are a form of pressure gain combustion (PGC), offering a promising approach to increase the thermodynamic efficiency of a gas turbine combustor by utilizing a detonation-driven combustion process. In most RDEs, fuel and
Piyush Raj, Ashwin Kumar, Joseph Meadows
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Experimental Research of Two-phase Rotating Detonation Combustor Operating with High Total Temperature Air [PDF]

Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 2022
Experiments on a two-phase rotating detonation combustor operating with gasoline and high total temperature air were conducted to investigate the initiation characteristics, operation mode, and propagation characteristics of a two-phase rotating ...
G. Ge, Y. Ma, Z. Xia, H. Ma, L. Deng, C. Zhou   +5 more
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Thrust characteristics research on continuous rotating detonation engine

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023
Detonation combustion can produce pressure enhancement effect, increasing engine thrust. In this paper, a 2D Euler control equation with chemical reaction is used to solve the periodic flow of the detonation wave in a rectangular plane. The combustion of
Qingwu Wang, Shihui Zhang
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Experimental Investigation of Detonation Propagation Modes and Thrust Performance in a Small Rotating Detonation Engine Using C₂H₄/O₂ Propellant

Energies, 2021
A small rotating detonation engine (RDE) model and the corresponding experimental setup were constructed for the experimental investigation of the detonation propagation characteristics and thrust performance of a circular RDE. Experiments were conducted
Hyung-Seok Han, Eun Sung Lee, Jeong-Yeol Choi   +2 more
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Experimental Study on Propagation Characteristics of Kerosene/Air RDE with Different Diameters

Energies, 2022
A series of experimental tests were carried out in order to study the propagation characteristics of a liquid kerosene rotating detonation engine (RDE) with different diameters. Distinguished characteristics of spatial and temporal instability were found
Shida Xu, Feilong Song, Jianping Zhou, Xingkui Yang, Peng Cheng   +4 more
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Performance analysis of a rotating detonation model for future thermal power system using hydrogen as fuel

Energy Reports, 2022
The thermodynamic cycles of the detonation combustion could potentially deliver a performance increase of 20% beyond the conventional deflagration combustor such as gas turbines and ramjets, thus the detonative combustor is a prospective technology for ...
Mengmeng Zhao, Linqing Zhang, Weiye Huo, Hongyu Yang, Yixiang Yuan   +4 more
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Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in a Semi-Confined Slit Combustor Filled with Nitrogen Diluted Ethylene-Oxygen Mixture

Energies, 2023
The conditions for the mild initiation of the detonation of homogeneous stoichiometric ethylene-oxygen mixtures diluted with nitrogen up to ~40%vol.
Igor O. Shamshin, Vladislav S. Ivanov, Viktor S. Aksenov, Pavel A. Gusev, Sergey M. Frolov   +4 more
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Rotating detonation combustors for propulsion: Some fundamental, numerical and experimental aspects

Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering, 2023
Propulsion systems based on the constant-pressure combustion process have reached maturity in terms of performance, which is close to its theoretical limit. Technological breakthroughs are needed to develop more efficient transportation systems that meet
Bruno Le Naour, Dmitry Davidenko, Thomas Gaillard, Pierre Vidal   +3 more
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Numerical and boundary condition effects on the prediction of detonation engine behavior using detailed numerical simulations

Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering, 2023
High-fidelity numerical simulations of an experimental rotating detonation engine with discrete fuel/air injection were conducted. A series of configurations with different feed-plenum pressures but with constant equivalence ratio were studied.
Takuma Sato, Caleb Van Beck, Venkat Raman   +2 more
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