In the present study, an experimental performance analysis of hollow rotating detonation engines (RDEs) with Laval nozzles is carried out for the first time. Experiments of a hollow rotating detonation engine with a Laval nozzle were performed with a modular RDE at a backpressure condition of 1 atm. Two configurations with area ratios of the outlet throat to the inlet of A th / A in = 5.3 and 2.7 have been tested with gaseous methane/oxygen as propellants. Three normalized metrics, usually used for evaluating the performance of conventional rocket engines, are introduced to analyze the performance deficit between the measured value of an RDE and the ideal value of an isobaric-combustion-based engine. These metrics allow for assessing the entire engine and each component separately. The metric analysis suggests a small outlet-to-inlet area ratio ( A th / A in ) is detrimental to the propulsive performance. To explain the mechanism, a gas-stratification flowfield model is further proposed. It is found that the unchoked region in the combustible gas layer, which is caused by unchoked injection on the injecting plate, is responsible for the performance deficit of the combustion chamber. This model is then validated by one-dimensional numerical simulations and experimental data. In addition, we also focus on the global performance, including the gross thrust, the specific impulse, and the utilization of the supplied stagnation pressure. The result implies a tradeoff space when choosing an appropriate A th / A in .


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    Titel :

    Analysis on Propulsive Performance of Hollow Rotating Detonation Engine with Laval Nozzle


    Beteiligte:
    Zhang, Yunzhen (Autor:in) / Ma, John Z. (Autor:in) / Wu, Kevin (Autor:in) / Cheng, Miao (Autor:in) / Sheng, Zhaohua (Autor:in) / Rong, Guangyao (Autor:in) / Shen, Dawen (Autor:in) / Wang, Jianping (Autor:in) / Zhang, Shujie (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023-06-15


    Format / Umfang :

    15 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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