The rotating detonation gas turbine boasts several advantageous characteristics, including
self-pressurization, minimal entropy increase, high thermal efficiency, and a high thrust-to …

Supersonic nozzles are not always operated at design conditions. The total pressure,
temperature, and velocity distributions at the nozzle inlet plane are often characterized by …

Cycle benefits of rotating detonation engines show up to five percentage points of efficiency
gain for low-pressure ratio engines. An optimal integration between the combustor and the …

A canonical wavy surface exposed to a Mach 2 flow is investigated through high-frequency
Pressure Sensitive Paint, Kulite measurements, and shadowgraph imaging. The wavy …

A supersonic inlet turbine can extract substantial energy from the highly fluctuating and
transonic flow delivered by a rotating detonation combustor (RDC). However, a transition …

The harnessing of mechanical power from supersonic flows is constrained by physical
limitations and substantial aerodynamic losses. Bladeless axial turbines are a viable …

A key enabler to integrate turbines downstream of rotating detonation combustors is the
design of an optimal combustor-turbine passage. Precise estimates of fluctuations, losses …

Understanding the fundamentals of starting a supersonic passage is vital to implement high-
speed propulsion systems such as supersonic intakes and Rotating Detonation Engines …

Rotating detonation combustion has been investigated since the 1960s and has gained
much attention in the past decade due to its promise of pressure gain. In theory, the pressure …

Miniature radial outflow turbines are used to generate onboard power for various aerial
devices using the ram effect. The incoming air flow axially entering the inlet conduit of the …