Rotating detonation engine (RDE) fuel injector response was characterized in a lab-scale linear testing platform. The experimental design consists of a linear extrusion of an RDE cross section and allows rapid interchanging of modular, 3D printed inlet geometries. An array of helium jets was established within a channel, and a single combustion-driven shock pulse was presented at one end. The subsequent injector interruption and recovery were quantified using high-speed acetone planar-laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF). A quartz wall provided optical access to the channel and the injector response was visualized at up to 30 kHz. Three dynamic pressure transducers allowed the shock strength to be quantified along the length of the channel. Timescales associated with jet interruption and recovery were determined by analysis of instantaneous PLIF images and considered in conjunction with the dynamic pressure measurements. Results are presented as a function of pertinent nondimensional parameters and compared with available experimental and computational data in a full, research-scale RDE.


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    Title :

    Characterization of Rotating Detonation Engine Injector Response Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence


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    Publication date :

    2019-04-23


    Size :

    12 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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