Three-dimensional modeling of rotating detonation in a ramjet engine

By N. Smirnov, V. Nikitin, L. I. Stamov, E. Mikhalchenko, V. Tyurenkova. Acta Astronautica, 2019

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Abstract A 3D numerical model of a combustion chamber with continuous rotating detonation wave was performed. The ignition, onset and stabilization of a rotating detonation wave in combustion chambers of different shapes was investigated. The effect of additional oxygen injection on the onset of rotating detonation wave was studied. Formation of a stable detonation wave was investigated against different factors: internal body diameter, injectors number and diameter, pressure at the fuel and oxidizer orifices. The calculations were performed using specialized computer code designed by the Authors at the APK-5 super-computer system.

Subfields: Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics of Materials

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