Effects of Reversed Shock Waves on Operation Mode in H2/O2 Rotating Detonation Chambers

Operation modes are an important topic in the research of Rotating Detonation Chamber (RDC) as it can affect the stability of RDC. However, they have not been discussed in detail due to the limitation of measurement means in experiments. The aim of this research is to investigate the mechanism of di...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2021-12, Vol.14 (24), p.8296
Main Authors: Chen, Yanliang, Liu, Xiangyang, Wang, Jianping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Detonation waves
Experiments
High speed
Ignition
Injectors
Lower bounds
Mathematical models
mode switching
operation mode
Pressure distribution
reversed shock wave
rotating detonation chamber
Rotation
Shock waves
Simulation
Velocity
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Summary:Operation modes are an important topic in the research of Rotating Detonation Chamber (RDC) as it can affect the stability of RDC. However, they have not been discussed in detail due to the limitation of measurement means in experiments. The aim of this research is to investigate the mechanism of different operation modes by numerical simulation. In this paper, a numerical simulation for RDCs with separate injectors is carried out. Different operation modes and mode switching are analyzed. There is a series of reversed shock waves in the flow field. It was found that they have great effects on operation mode and mode switching in RDCs. A reversed shock wave can transit into a detonation wave after passing through isolated fresh gas region where fresh gas and burnt gas distribute alternatively. This shock-to-detonation transition (SDT) phenomenon will influence the ignition process, contra-rotating waves mode and mode switching in RDCs. SDT makes the number of detonation wave increases, resulting in multi-wave mode with one ignition. Moreover, quenching of detonation waves after collision and SDT after passing through isolated fresh gas region are the mechanism of contra-rotating waves mode in RDCs with separate injectors. In addition, when the inlet total temperature increases, a shock wave is easier to transit into a detonation wave. The distance that a shock wave travels before SDT decreases when temperature increases. This will result in mode switching. Therefore, SDT determines that there is a lower bound of detonation wave number.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en14248296