Pulse detonation engines (PDB) have generated considerable research interest in recent years as a chemical propulsion system potentially offering improved performance and reduced complexity compared to conventional gas turbines and rocket engines. The detonative mode of combustion employed by these devices offers a theoretical thermodynamic advantage over the constant-pressure deflagrative combustion mode used in conventional engines. However, the unsteady blowdown process intrinsic to all pulse detonation devices has made realistic estimates of the actual propulsive performance of PDES problematic. The recent review article by Kailasanath highlights some of the progress that has been made in comparing the available experimental measurements with analytical and numerical models.
Numerical Modeling of Pulse Detonation Rocket Engine Gasdynamics and Performance
2003
13 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
NUMERICAL MODELING OF PULSE DETONATION ROCKET ENGINE GASDYNAMICS AND PERFORMANCE
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004
|Numerical Modeling of Single-Pulse Gasdynamics and Performance of Pulse Detonation Rocket Engines
Online Contents | 2005
|