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Operational Space and Characterization of a Rotating Detonation Engine Using Hydrogen and Air

Suchocki, James Alexander
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1330266587

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2012, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering.
An experimental study was performed on a rotating detonation engine originally designed by Pratt and Whitney’s Seattle Aerosciences Center. The engine was tested with a hydrogen-air mixture in order to determine the range of operation of the device. After an operating region was found with hydrogen-air, additional oxygen was added to the air in order to expand the engine’s range of operability and thrust output. A number of measurements such as the speed of the detonation wave, the steadiness of the detonation wave, the channel pressure, the thrust output, and the fuel and oxidizer mass flows were measured in order to characterize the operation of the engine. In addition to the increased operability with greater oxygen content, the higher oxygen concentration enabled the engine to detonate at high enough air mass flows to contain two detonation waves during operation. The detonation wave activity before, during, and after the transition from one to two detonation waves was analyzed in order to gain a deeper understanding of the transition phenomenon.
John Yu, PhD (Advisor)
Michael Dunn, PhD (Committee Member)
Frederick Schauer, PhD (Committee Member)
130 p.
Aerospace Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
Rotating Detonation Engine

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  • Suchocki, J. A. (2012). Operational Space and Characterization of a Rotating Detonation Engine Using Hydrogen and Air [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1330266587

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Suchocki, James. Operational Space and Characterization of a Rotating Detonation Engine Using Hydrogen and Air. 2012. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1330266587.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Suchocki, James. "Operational Space and Characterization of a Rotating Detonation Engine Using Hydrogen and Air." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1330266587

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