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Pulse Detonation Cycle at Kilohertz Frequency

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Detonation Control for Propulsion

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To realize kilohertz and higher frequency of a pulse detonation cycle (PDC), enhancement of deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) is necessary. A novel semi-valveless PDC method, in which the inner diameter of the oxidizer feed line is equal to that of the combustor, can increase the pressure of detonable mixture by increasing total pressure of supplying oxidizer. In demonstration experiments, ethylene as fuel, pure oxygen as the oxidizer and the combustor having an inner diameter of 10 mm and length of 100 or 60 mm were used. A PDC was successfully operated at the frequency of up to 1916 Hz. Under the condition of 1010 Hz operation, the total pressure of supplying oxidizer were varied. As the results, it was found that the DDT distance and time decreased by approximately 50% when the total pressure of supplying oxidizer increased by 242%.

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Acknowledgments

This work was subsidized by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (No. 26820371), the Toukai Foundation for Technology, the Paloma Environmental Technology Development Foundation, and Tatematsu Foundation.

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  1. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan

    Ken Matsuoka, Haruna Taki & Jiro Kasahara

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kouhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan

    Hiroaki Watanabe & Akiko Matsuo

  3. Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan

    Takuma Endo

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    Chiang Juay Teo

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  4. Center for Combustion and Propulsion, CAPT & SKLTCS, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China

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Matsuoka, K., Taki, H., Kasahara, J., Watanabe, H., Matsuo, A., Endo, T. (2018). Pulse Detonation Cycle at Kilohertz Frequency. In: Li, JM., Teo, C., Khoo, B., Wang, JP., Wang, C. (eds) Detonation Control for Propulsion. Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68906-7_8

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