Advances in Experimentation & Computation of Detonations
Abstract
Compilation of abstracts from the conference entitled International Colloquium: Advances in Experimentation & Computation of Detonations. Demands on engines used for propulsion and stationary power are increasing, since current applications involve extreme operating conditions and wide variations in load. While performance is the key focus on propulsion engines, fuel cost and hence lower specific fuel consumption is the driving factor for stationary engines. Though piston engines are extensively used, gas turbines have taken the lead as primary engines for air, sea and land power plant operations. It is time to focus our attention on alternate engine concepts. Considering the rapid energy release, flexibility, easy scalability, and low fuel consumption, engines based on pulsed detonation waves offer a significant potential. Further multi tube detonation engine with controlled sequential detonations might provide thrust vectoring without external mechanisms. Though detonation phenomena and its various aspects have been studied extensively over the past several decades, and have been utilized in devices, application of detonation to propulsion or stationary power engines is not yet realized. There has been a global resurgence on applied detonation research focussing on propulsion engines. However funds for research and development have been frugal globally, and have been decreasing. So it is timely and appropriate to review the accomplishments in detonation research, disseminate the current state of the art, and to plan for future cooperative efforts that can bring back substantial return for research investment. With this in mind, we have organized the International Colloquium on Advances in Experimentation & Computation of Detonations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA355339
Entities
People
- G. Roy
- K. Kailasanath
- N. B. Smirnov
- Sergey Frolov