Pulse Detonation Physiochemical and Exhaust Relaxation Processes

Abstract

The objective of this program is to establish the scientific knowledge of detonation initiation, propagation, and blow-down needed to develop a pulse detonation engine (PDE) that will function on hydrocarbon fuels. The complex interaction of chemistry, gas dynamics, turbulent mixing, and geometry are responsible for the success or failure of the detonation phenomena required to operate a PDE. Detonation tube exhaust blow-down conditions, which are predicted to have a significant impact upon performance, will be explored in order to achieve basic understanding of the relationships between detonation, nozzles, and multiple detonation tube interactions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA460078

Entities

People

  • Frederick R. Schauer

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fires
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Ignition Systems
  • Materials Science
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Turbines
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design