The feasibility of controlled repeatable (with a frequency of up to 2 Hz) deflagration-to-detonation transition within a length of 3.5 m and further detonation propagation at an average velocity above 1600 1700 m / s in a 150-mm-diam tube, with an open end and separate supply of natural gas and air as fuel components, has been demonstrated experimentally. Based on experimental studies, a model of a pulsed-detonation combustor, and a prototype of industrial burners of a new generation, which produces a combined shock wave (mechanical) and thermal effect on objects blown on with combustion products, has been designed, constructed, and tested. Reported are the results of experiments demonstrating the pulsed-detonation combustor operation process in terms of cyclic detonation initiation via deflagration-to-detonation transition, as well as pulsed-detonation combustor thermal regime during long-duration (300 s) testing without forced cooling. The results provide a basis for further work aimed at increasing the operation frequency and thermal power of pulsed-detonation combustors for different industrial (metallurgy, chemical engineering, waste incineration, etc.) and propulsion applications.


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    Title :

    Natural-Gas-Fueled Pulse-Detonation Combustor


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    Publication date :

    2013-12-31


    Size :

    6 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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