Abstract
Results of experimental studies on a H2/air continuous rotating detonation engine (CRDE) in an annular combustor are presented. A tangentially injected H2/O2 hotshot jet is used to ignite the engine. H2/air continuous rotating detonations are realized at a wide range of total mass flow and equivalence ratio conditions. The detonation propagation modes of all the tests can be divided into four kinds: two-wave, hybrid two/one wave, one-wave, and transient one wave. The mean propagation velocities of the two-wave and one-wave modes are in the range 1365–1476 m/s and 1606–1791 m/s, respectively. The propagation mode and velocity are influenced by both the total mass flow rate and equivalence ratio. Detonation wave propagation processes of the two-wave and one-wave modes are also observed, which further demonstrates the realization of CRDE.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work is supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of the People's Republic of China through Grant Nos. 90816016 and 91016028.
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