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 …

High-fidelity simulations of an experimental rotating detonation engine with an axial air inlet
were conducted. The system operated with hydrogen as fuel at globally stoichiometric …

The rotating detonation combustor (RDC) is an important realization of pressure gain
combustion for practical applications. The RDC system is characterized by a highly unsteady …

Reactant mixing and combustion are investigated in an optically accessible, self-excited
linear detonation combustor. The mixing field is captured using 100 kHz planar laser …

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 …

Pressure gain combustion in the form of continuous detonations can provide a significant
increase in the efficiency of a variety of propulsion and energy conversion devices. In this …

With the increase in the inlet throat area, the rotating detonation combustor (RDC) can
obtain higher pressure gain. However, the pressure feedback caused by the rotating …

In this study, a double-stage detonation system is proposed to achieve higher pressure gain.
The first-stage detonation transforms into a shock when it passes through a thin inert layer …

Rotating detonation engines (RDEs) are gaining significant interest as a practical approach
to increasing the operating efficiency of propulsion systems through pressure gain …

Detonative combustors, such as rotating detonation engines, have increasingly been viewed
as next-generation propulsion and power generation systems because they offer higher …