Nonintrusive stabilization of a conical detonation wave for supersonic combustion

• Published in: Combustion and flame Vol. 103; no. 4; pp. 281 - 295
• Main Authors: Carrier, G.F., Fendell, F.E., S.F. Fink
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.1995; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Detonation; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Entropy; Equipments for energy generation and conversion: thermal, electrical, mechanical energy, etc; Exact sciences and technology; Furnaces. Firing chambers. Burners; Gas fuels; Gaseous fuel burners and combustion chambers; Stabilization; Detonation; Laser heating; Stabilization; Theoretical study; Entropy; Supersonic nozzle; Combustion chambers; Experimental study; Gas fuels; Detonation wave

Theoretical and experimental studies are undertaken of the feasibility of an air-breathing supersonic combustor based on a stabilized, conically configured (oblique) detonation wave. The conical wave is the result of the interaction of a train of spherical detonation waves, each directly initiated b...