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2016, VOL. 11, NO. 12, 5020-5033

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Detonation Jet Engine. Part II – Construction Features

Pavel V. Bulata and Konstantin N. Volkovb

aSaintPetersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and
Optics, Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA; bKingston University, Faculty of Science, Engineering and
Computing, London, UK

ABSTRACT
We present the most relevant works on jet engine design that utilize thermodynamic cycle of
detonative combustion. Detonation engines of various concepts, pulse detonation, rotational
and engine with stationary detonation wave, are reviewed. Main trends in detonation engine
development are discussed. The most important works that carried out theoretical,
experimental and computational research and their parametrical optimization are described.
Relevant for nearest time problems and directions of research are formulated.

KEYWORDS ARTICLE HISTORY

Detonation, detonation wave, detonation engine, Received 30 April 2016
rotational detonation engine, pulse detonation Revised 19 June 2016
engine Accepted 22 June 2016

Introduction
The switch from Brayton thermodynamic cycle of fuel combustion at
constant pressure to a more efficient Humphrey cycle of combustion at constant
volume has been attempted for over more than 100 years. The example of a
device that utilizes advantages of Humphrey cycle is a pulse jet engine (PJE).
Nowadays the PJE is mainly used in cheap unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV),
due to their simplicity. The idea of creating a PJE has been patented in 1906 by
Russian engineer V.V. Karavodin. In 1930, Paul Schmidt has proposed a single-
valve combustion chamber for PJE. It was later used in unmanned flying bombs
of “V-1” series. A great contribution to the solution of PJE creation problem was
made by B.S. Stechkin.
During first stroke of work cycle, the engine’s chamber is filled with air-fuel
mixture. The combustion occurs during second stroke. During third stroke, the

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combustion front runs through combustion chamber, increasing pressure inside

of it at constant volume. At fourth stroke the work medium expands performing
useful work. During fifth and sixth stroke, the combustion chamber is purged
with fresh air.
Despite the high energy conversion efficiency of fuel combustion itself, the
total useful work of PJE is significantly lower than that of gas turbine engine
(GTE). It is because the compression of air-fuel mixture occurs in simple
isentropic compression waves that are relatively long. As a result the pulse
occurrence frequency of PJE is rather low which results in low energy conversion
efficiency. The detonation engine utilizes a cycle that is similar to Humphrey
cycle. The typical constructions of detonation engines and the tendencies in their
development are reviewed below.
This review continues a series of authors' works on detonation engines
(Bulat & Ilina, 2013; Bulat & Prodan, 2013; Bulat, 2014).
Literature Review
The logical development of PJE idea is pulse detonation engine, in which
compression waves are changed to shock waves. It worth to mention, despite
that classic pulse detonation engine (PDE) has high thermodynamic efficiency of
a single pulse, it also has all of the flaws typical for pulse jet engine: low pulse
occurrence frequency of shock waves and as a result low integral thrust
efficiency.
The most basic case of PDE is a pipe filled with fuel and oxidizer mixture
(Nicholls, Wilkmson & Morrison, 1957). The mixture detonation is initiated at
the start of each cycle with powerful enough energy source. The pulse occurrence
frequency varies between 10 and 100 Hz. The injectors of fuel and oxidizer are
located at the seal end of the pipe. After pipe is filled with a mixture the
detonation is initiated at the open or sealed end of the pipe. The pressure caused
by detonation product on sealed end produces thrust. In set of cases the nozzle is
not required at all. The velocity of detonative piston exceeds the speed of
conventional combustion by an order of two. The cycle frequency is varied via
independent detonation initiation using controlled ignition system.
After the mixture ignition the combustion transition to detonation occur at
significant distance from sealed end, and detonation wave velocity doesn’t
immediately reach the value of established Chapmen-Jouguet detonation (Levin
et al., 1998; Eidelman & Grossman, 1992). The mixing of fuel and oxidizer
doesn’t occur instantly, and thus the special measures to reduce the mixing time
are required.
The difference of actual PDE cycle from an ideal one (Fig. 2) consists in that
the pipe is only partially filled with combustion mixture, and detonation
initiation is not instant and takes some time. The maximum values of pressure
and detonation velocity are lower than that of an ideal cycle. Pipe purge from
combustion products takes time, and as a result the residue from previous cycle
dilutes combustible mixture, lowering the detonation wave intensity of next
cycle.
In addition, the detonation engine based on traditional detonative pipes,
have inherently low pulse occurrence frequency (below 100 Hz), and as a result
the time during which combustion occur is low, compared to characteristic time
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of the cycle. Thus, despite high energy conversion efficiency of the combustion
itself, the total integral energy conversion efficiency of PDE is low.
Quasi-stationary and two-dimensional non-stationary models, designed to
study work cycle of pulse detonation engine, has been formulated in V.V.
Mitrofanov & S.A. Zhdan’s, work (2004). The formula of specific impulse is
derived, and calculations of engine thrust characteristics were carried out. At
flight Mach numbers below 3.6 and compressions rate lower than 80 the engine
thrust characteristics appear to be higher than that of a ramjet with subsonic
combustion. With increase of compression rate the advantage of pulse
detonation engine gradually decreases.
The detailed study of detonation initiation and maintenance in PDE, that
uses hydrocarbon fuel, are carried out in the works (Schauer et al., 2005;
Schauer, Stutrud & Bradley, 2001; Ting, Bussing & Hinkey, 1995). The
establishment of self-maintaining detonation wave requires the reduction of
distance at which deflagration to detonation transition (DDT) occurs. The DDT
in gas mixture was studied in numerous works (Helman, Shreeve & Eidelman,
1986; Yageta, Shimada & Matsuoka, 2011; Zhukov & Starikovskii, 2005). To
speed up the transition the spirals and obstructions are installed into the pipe,
which leads to intensification of turbulent transfer, and also the wall perforation
is conducted.
The size of pulse engine widely varies, and their functioning if permitted at
low and high Mach numbers. The design complexity consists of the requirement
of fast combustion chamber filling with fuel-oxidizer mixture and fast purge of
combustion products. The heat exchange and friction losses are usually taken
into account when detonation occurs in relatively long pipes. For instance, at
length to diameter ratio of L/D=50 the specific impulse equals to 90% of the
theoretic value (Kawane et al., 2011).
The main goal of the modern stage is to develop engines with shock wave
occurrence frequency in combustion chamber.
One of the simple solutions is a switch from one detonation pipe to an
assembly of multiple pipes (Fig. 1).

Figure 1. A model of multi-piped PDE

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With such engine setup in all detonation chamber the process queue is
cycled. The process phase shift in different detonation chamber reduces pulsing
of jet thrust and noise.
The alternative direction is a resonant engine. In work of V.A. Levin, Yu.I.
Nechaev & A.I. Tarasov (2001) is a description of a device, which doesn’t have
mechanic valves and controlled ignition system. The pulse process is realized via
excitement of resonant high-frequency oscillation in gas-dynamic resonator (Fig.
2) that is periodically filled with air-fuel mixture, and heat emission occurs in
over compressed detonation wave formed in a resonator (Larionov, Nechaev &
Mokhov, 2007). Based on model tests carried out at Institute of Mechnaics of the
Moscow State University the optimization of device’s geometric size and
parameters has been conducted.

Figure 2. Thrust module of resonant PDE

Aim of the Study

The main aim is to highlight history of works on creation of fundamentally
new engines that utilize thermodynamic cycle of detonative combustion.
Research questions
To present the most relevant works on jet engine design that utilizes
thermodynamic cycle of detonative combustion;
To review detonation engines of various concepts, pulse detonation,
rotational and engine with stationary detonation wave;
To discuss main trends in detonation engine development;
To describe the most important works that carried out theoretical,
experimental and computational research and their parametrical optimization;
To formulate relevant for nearest time problems and directions of research.
Method
Rotational detonation engines
The Continuous Detonation Wave Engine (CDWE) or Rotational Detonation
Engine (RDE) that work not in a pulse but continuous mode, are the alternative
to PDE. It seems, that Nichols was first to think of making the detonation wave
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to circle (Nicholls, Wilkmson & Morrison, 1957).He proposed jet engine

construction, that consisted of two coaxial cylindrical channels (Fig. 3). From one
end in between to cylinder the fuel mixture 1 is supplied, and combustion
products 2 are removed from the other end. At the initial moment the detonation
wave 3 is initiated, which moves circularly (→D) between two cylinders. The
wave ignites fresh fuel mixture 4, which detonates and combusts in coaxial gap
6. The fuel mixture and combustion products are separated by tangential
discontinuity 6. The interaction between detonation wave and tangential
discontinuity generates an oblique wave that drags behind combustion product
toward engine’s exits. The outflow of combustion products creates jet thrust.

Figure 3. A schematic of Nichols RDE

To maintain stationary detonation wave its necessary for fuel and oxidizer
mixture to form before the detonation wave finishes a full circle.
At the hydro-dynamics institution Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of
Sciences the serial experiments has been conducted, and B.V. Voitsekhovsky,
V.V. Mitrofanov & M.E. Topchiyan (1963) has acquired stable rotational
detonation (the kerosene was used as a fuel). Based on the result of these
experiments the concept of B.V. Voitsekhovsky rotational engine was proposed
(Voitsekhovsky, Mitrofanov & Topchiyan, 1963). The engine consisted of a disk
with a cylindrical gorge, covered by a transparent glass on top. The fuel mixture
was supplied through a central channel, and combustion products were removed
from sides (Fig. 4). During experiment it was found, the scheme of shock wave
structure proposed by Nichols was incorrect. The combustion occurs not in a
straight detonation wave, but in sequence of two triple shock wave
configurations (Fig. 4).
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Figure 4. A real shock wave structure in rotational detonation engine

The detonation modeling in channels with convex and concave wall was
conducted in works (Lee, Cho & Choi, 2008; Pan et al., 2011), and experimental
detonation research on curved channels – in a work (Nakayama et al., 2012).
The most detailed numerical research of rotational detonation’s quality picture
was carried out by D. Davidenko, I. Gökalp & F. Falempin (2008; 2011). He
discovered a complex flow structure (Fig. 5) that is similar to two-dimensional
scheme of B.V. Voitsekhovsky (Voitsekhovsky, Mitrofanov & Topchiyan, 1963)
(Fig. 4) and is completely different to Nichols’s scheme (Fig. 3, 5a).

a) b)
Figure 5. An ideal (a) and real (b) flow picture of Nichols RDE

In the ideal Nichols scheme (Fig. 5a) fresh fuel mixture (light blue) is
supplied into the gap between cylinders and detonates on a straight shock wave
3, height h of which is exactly equal to the thickens of fresh fuel mixture that
hasn’t reacted 4. The detonation products (red) are dragged by an oblique shock
wave 5 towards engine exit 6.
The real flow picture (Fig. 5b) is far more complex. The leading shock waves
3 are in fact oblique. Depending on ratios between internal and external
diameters, they can be reflected from internal surface regularly or generating
Mach stem. In second case the combustion occurs only on Mach stems. In the
flow the secondary shock waves are also present, that generates as a result of
interaction between oblique shock waves with boundary layer on walls.
Depending on combustion chamber length L, mixture pressure of mass flow
and composition the various detonation modes can be observed (Kindracki,
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Wolański & Gut, 2011). For detonation mode stability it is required for fuel-
oxidizer mixture to occupy some length l (or volume) that is more than critical
length l* . In case of large enough combustion chamber and high mass flow the
detonation mode is stable. Small combustion chamber and low mass flow lead to
detonation fluctuation.
The detonation mode stability is characterized by wave number W  tr / tmf
,where tr   d / D represents a time, during which a detonation wave with
velocity D, makes a full circle around the cylinder of diameter d, tmf  V* / Vmix .

V*   (d02  di2 ) / 4l* and volume flow of

The volume of critical region is equal to
fuel-oxidizer mixture is equal to Vmix  ( mF  mO )vmix , and thus the wave
number is obtained from the equation W  2Vmix / l*hD . The indexes o and i
represent diameters of outer and inner cylinder, and indexes F and O correspond
to fuel and oxidizer.
At W=1,2,…,n in combustion chamber there are 1,2,…,n detonation fronts,
propagating in a same direction (at pressure distribution that corresponds to one
circle there is one maximum).
In case when W<1, the detonation is unstable. After one circle around the
cylinder, there won’t be enough mixture to maintain the detonation, and it will
start to fade. The decrease in velocity of detonation propagation leads to increase
of time required for detonation front to make a full circle, which leads to volume
increase of injected fuel-oxidizer mixture, which in turn increases detonation
propagation velocity. The repetition of cycle leads to detonation fluctuation in
combustion chamber (a galloping rotational detonation). At W<<1 the detonation
doesn’t occur, and slow combustion of fuel-oxidizer mixture is observed. By
varying chamber diameter and gap between cylinders for each type fuel mixture
it is possible to setup a such geometry, so the combustion will be stable and cycle
is repeating.
A large amount of experimental and computational research on rotational
detonation, has been conducted followers of Bykovsky, S.A. Zhdan and E.F.
Vedernikov (2010; 2006; 2013). They studied various fuel compositions, fuel
injection designs, and flow visualization methods. This allowed proposing a
concept of rotational detonation engine – demonstrator (Falempin et al., 2006).
In practice not only cylindrically shaped combustion chamber found their
use, but also shaped like disks, double cones and more even complex shapes.
Work of M. Hishida and P. Wolanski (2009) proposes a rotational engine setup
where pretreated air and hydrogen are supplied separately, and detonation
wave generation occurs not on the cylindrical surface but on the cone. The use of
various hydrocarbon fuel is reviewed in a work of D. Schwer & K. Kailasanath
(2013), and results of numerical calculations are compared to those of hydrogen
in D. Schwer & K. Kailasanath work (2011).
The results of detonation modeling in cylindrical combustion chamber are
presented in works (Schwer & Kailasanath, 2010; Shaoa, Liua & Wang, 2010;
Tsuboi, Eto & Hayashi, 2007; Uemura, Hayashi & Asahara, 2013; Zhou & Wang,
2012; Zhou & Wang, 2013; Zhou, Wang & Wu, 2012).
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The numerical modeling is conducted with use of non-stationary Euler

equations in two- (the gap between cylinders is far smaller than chamber length
and cylinder diameters) or three-dimensional approximation, ignoring the
viscosity. The simple and precise models of chemical kinetics are used in
calculations. In some works a relative precise grid (cell sizes is 100-250 micron)
is used, that allows to solve the structure of detonation wave.
The calculations are often conducted for hydrogen-oxygen mixture, because
of well-known hydrogen combustion mechanism.
The influence of combustion chamber geometry on detonation wave
propagation is examined in a three-dimensional approximation, which allows to
identify the flow structure in radial direction. In case when gap between the
cylinders is small enough the flow in radial direction appears to be weak.
With the gap increase the specific impulse is almost constant, while jet force
rises linearly.
The change of combustion chamber length leads to the appearance of not
only regular reflection but also a Mach reflection of shock wave from cylinder
internal surface, also the Mach stem height increases with the increase of
combustion chamber length. In addition, the specific volume and jet force vary in
a rather narrow range. The increase of combustion chamber’s length leads to
decrease of combustion products axial velocity and change of chock wave
structure near frontal end of the combustion chamber.
The RDE thrust has a rather low dependency on nozzle shape, but the
higher thrust is achieved with de Laval nozzle.
Despite more than 40 years research history of CDE and RDE, the actual
result are pretty much on the level of 1964. The share of detonation combustion
doesn’t exceed 15% of combustion chamber volume. The rest is slow combustion
at conditions worse than optimal. As a result, the specific fuel consumption per
unit of thrust is 30-40% higher than that of engines with traditional design. This
problem can be solved by utilizing optimal triple shock wave configurations to
organize the continuous detonation.
Data, Analysis, and Results
Standing detonation wave engines
The basic concept of standing detonation wave engine (SDWE) was
proposed by R. Dunlap, R.L. Brehm & J.A. Nicholls (1958). The fuel is injected
into supersonic flow and the detonation is stabilized by a wedge or other means.
The combustion products expand in the nozzle and produce jet thrust. The
engine design with formation of oblique shock wave (detonation driven ramjet or
dramjet) is shown in Fig. 6.
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Figure 6. The ramjet engine design with formation of oblique shock wave

The result of numerical modeling, acquired in works (Cambier, Adelman &

Menees, 1990; Jeung, Choi & Yoon, 1998) show that presented engine designs
with formation of stationary shock waves, appear to function at Mach number
around 5-7. Such Mach number range makes application of such engines limited.
Is it possible to create such conditions so that combustion behind the
stationary shock system would also be stationary? This problem can be solved
(Ivanov et al., 2006). For instance, by creating in the flow-through part of the
combustion chamber (Fig. 7a) a system of symmetrically oblique incident shock
waves, while in the central part of the combustion chamber cross-section, as a
result of interaction between said waves, the over compressed detonation wave –
Mach stem forms, height and position in the combustion chamber of which can
be regulated. A detonative combustion occurs in the front of the formed
detonation wave.

a)
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b)
Figure 7. A design of ramjet with straight detonation wave

1 – fuselage, 2 and 3 – wedge with adjustable slope angles, 4 – stationary wall of combustion
chamber, 5 adjustable wall of combustion chamber, 6 nozzle, θ – slope angle of surface
wedge 2, a – incident shock wave, b – Mach stem, с – triple point, d – a reflect wave coming
out of triple point, е – a contact discontinuity that splits flow in two in the flow-through
part of the combustion chamber, f – flow of high temperature detonation that occurs in
Mach stem b, g – a flow of gas mixture that didn’t react “cold”.
Fig. 7b shows flow structure in combustion chamber (the only upper part is
presented) for model calculation of stoichiometric hydrogen-oxygen mixture flow.
The Mach number of flow entering the combustion chamber is М =5.5, static
pressure is 0.2 atm.
The fuel consumption rate must be set in a way, that the Chapmen-Jouguet
detonation wave Mach number of formed air-fuel mixture (М=МCJ) was lower
than flow Mach number (М) of this mixture in the inlet section of combustion
chamber. The results of calculations showed, that formation of stationary Mach
stem is possible starting from value of М=3.15, and value of ratio М/МCJ=1.04
or higher. The SDWE operation modes, and dependencies on flight Mach
number, wedges angle and number of oblique compression shocks (Ν-1,2,3)
before wave "a" are shown in Fig. 8.

Figure 8. Operation modes of SDWE

PDW – pulse detonation wave, PSW – pulse shock wave, SDW – standing detonation wave,
SSW – stationary shock wave
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At low intensity of oblique waves (low Mach numbers or low wedge angles)
the detonation doesn’t occur. The boundary of detonation modes is shown in Fig.
8 by red line. Non-stationary detonation modes (PDW) are separated from
standing modes (SDW) by transition region that is shown in Fig. 8 by green
lines. For stable operation the SDWE parameter (wedge angle and Mach
number) must correspond to the region located to the right and higher of the
region shown by blue line.
In Russia, the work on SDWE is conducted by ITPM and CIAM. The
mathematical model of SDWE operation in pulse mode is described in a work
(Alexandrov, Kraiko & Reent, 2001).
Discussion and Conclusion
We reviewed the thermodynamic fundamentals and construction features of
detonation engine of major types: pulse, rotational and standing detonation
ramjets. The analysis of previous work allowed making following conclusions on
the current state of the research:
- In rotational engine of Nichols or B.V. Voitsekhovsky (Voitsekhovsky,
Mitrofanov & Topchiyan, 1963) design, the share of detonative combustion
doesn’t exceed 15% of combustion chamber volume. The rest of the chamber is
occupied with slow combustion without shock wave which leads to unacceptable
loss of total pressure. As a result the specific parameters are significantly lower
than that of traditional engines operating in Brayton cycle.
- The idealization of shock wave structure, in which the combustion in
detonative combustion chamber occurs, when assumed that detonation occurs in
the front of straight detonation wave, doesn’t match the reality even remotely.
In the rotational engine the shock wave structure is two consequent triple shock
wave configurations. During detonation propagation in pipe the front also is not
plane, but a non-stationary continuously transforming combination of triple
shock wave configuration.
- The self-maintaining detonation is characterized by the lower fuel
compression rate. But for construction of an efficient heat engine, the highest
possible compression rate is required, and thus its necessary to utilize over
compressed detonation.
- The problem of detonation initiation and providing the shock wave
occurrence with a set frequency is still relevant for PDEs.
- The direct calculation of non-stationary flows with shock and detonation
wave in widespread commercial packages, based on standard difference scheme,
is problematic because of strong shock waves by blurring the difference cells in
first-order accuracy schemes and non-physical oscillation on shock waves in
second-order accuracy schemes. In addition, during design of turbulence model
the Navier-Stokes equations with averaged times are used, which describe flow
of viscous gas, making it impossible from methodical point of view to calculate
non-stationary shock wave process with relatively high accuracy. Thus, the new
computational package must be developed, that is based on high-order difference
schemes, stable on gas-dynamic discontinuity.
Implications and Recommendations
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Based on what was said above, it’s possible to formulate major research
direction:
Research of detonation process in rotational engines with cylindrical
combustion chamber:
- detonation wave propagation, cases of regular and non-regular reflection
from wall (depending on the geometry);
- the influence of chamber geometry on detonation picture and specific
impulse (the relative gap between cylinders, chamber’s length, internal
cylinder’s radius).
Gas-dynamic initiation of combustion and detonation processes in channels
with various geometry. Interaction of shock wave with concave spherical surface.
The research of combustible mixtures ignition under the influence of a shock
wave.
Detonation initiation with laser pulse in gas and gas-disperse mixtures. The
research of excitement threshold’s dependency on mixture composition,
pressure, laser pulse parameters. The influence of dispersed phase characteristic
on lowering the breakthrough threshold compared to pure gas.
The adjustment of numerical modeling of deflagration to detonation
transition (DDT):
- Application of numerical modeling methods, based on Large-Eddy
Simulation (LES).
- Research of DDT in particular geometric configurations.
- Comparison with data acquired by solving Reynolds-averaged Navier-
Stokes equations, limited by differential turbulence modules.
Acknowledgments
This study was financially supported by the Ministry of Education and
Science of the Russian Federation (the Agreement No. 14.575.21.0057), a unique
identifier for Applied Scientific Research (project) RFMEFI57514X0057.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes on contributors
Pavel V. Bulat is a PhD, Head of the International Laboratory of Mechanics and
Energy Systems, Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information
Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Konstantin N. Volkov is Doctor of Technical Sciences, Lecturer at Faculty of
Science, Engineering and Computing, Kingston University, London, UK.
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