New Evolution of Detonation Propulsion: Detonation Resonation Mechanism and Curved-Channel Detonation Engines

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21360411
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Aerospace engineering
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: KASAHARA Jiro 筑波大学, システム情報系, 准教授 (60312435)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MATSUO Akiko 慶應義塾大学, 理工学部, 教授 (70276418) ; KAMEDA Toshihiro 筑波大学, システム情報系, 准教授 (40302393)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: デトネーション / 航空宇宙工学 / 再使用型宇宙輸送機 / 熱工学 / 新エネルギー / 空気吸い込み式ジェットエンジン / ロケットエンジン / 発電用タービンエンジン

Research Abstract

In the present study, we proposed the detonation engine mechanism (detonation resonatormechanisms and the curved-channel detonation engines), and we confirmed and analyzed these mechanisms by experiments and CFD analysis. Regarding the detonation resonator mechanism, we obtained frequency-independent stable operation of the engine using a rotary valve. We also successfully visualized all of the flow fields in the pulse detonation engine cycle at 160-Hz operation. The Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition phenomena near the closed wall of the tube-shaped engine were analyzed. The maximum specific impulse and thrust of the engine was 232 sec and 71 N, respectively. By the visualization of the curved detonation wave propagating in the curved channel, we determined the stable operation condition for the curved-channel detonation engines. We also developed the Multi-frame Short-time Open-shutter Photography Method (MSOP Method), by which we simultaneously observed both the wave shape of the curved detonation wave and cell sizes of the waves.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Comprehensive Visualization of Detonation-Diffraction Structures and Sizes in Unstable and Stable Mixtures (2013)
  • Author(s): Y. Nagura, J. Kasahara, Y. Sugiyama, and A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute Volume: Vol. 34 Pages: 1949-1956
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Front shock behavior of stable curved detonation waves in rectangular-cross-section curved channels (2013)
  • Author(s): H. Nakayama, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, and I. Funaki
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute Volume: Vol. 34 Pages: 1939-1947
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Initiation and Sustaining Mechanisms of Stabilized Oblique Detonation Waves around Projectiles (2013)
  • Author(s): S. Maeda, S. Sumiya, J. Kasahara, and A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute Volume: Vol. 34 Pages: 1973-1980
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Visualization Study of Ignition Modes Behind Bifurcated-Reflected Shock Waves (2012)
  • Author(s): H. Yamashita, J. Kasahara, Y. Sugiyama, and A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Combustion and Flame Volume: Vol. 159, No. 9 Pages: 2954-2966
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Propagation of Curved Detonation Waves Stabilized in Annular Channels (2012)
  • Author(s): H. Nakayama, T. Moriya, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, Y. Sasamoto, and I. Funaki
  • Journal Title: Transaction of JSASS Aerospace Technology Japan Volume: 10, ists28 Pages: 7-14
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Experimental Investigation of a Multi-Cycle Single Tube Pulse Detonation Rocket Engine with a Coaxial Rotary Valve (2012)
  • Author(s): K. Matsuoka, M. Esumi, K. B. Ikeguchi, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, and I. Funaki
  • Journal Title: Transaction of JSASS Aerospace Technology Japan Volume: 10, ists28 Pages: Te_1-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Unsteady Propagation Process of Oblique Detonation Waves Initiated by Hypersonic Projectiles (2012)
  • Author(s): S. Maeda, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Transaction of JSASS Aerospace Technology Japan Volume: 10, ists28 Pages: 1-6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Optical and Thrust Measurement of a Pulse Detonation Combustor with a Coaxial Rotary Valve (2012)
  • Author(s): K. Matsuoka, M. Esumi, K. B. Ikeguchi, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, and I. Funaki
  • Journal Title: Combustion and Flame Volume: Vol. 159, No. 3 Pages: 1321-1338
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Oblique Detonation Wave Stability Around a Spherical Projectile by a High Time Resolution OpticalObservation (2012)
  • Author(s): S. Maeda, J. Kasahara, and A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Combustion and Flame Volume: Vol. 159, No. 2 Pages: 887-896
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Stable Detonation Wave Propagation in Rectangular-Cross-Section Curved Channels (2012)
  • Author(s): H. Nakayama, T. Moriya, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, Y. Sasamoto, and I. Funaki
  • Journal Title: Combustion and Flame Volume: Vol. 159, No. 2 Pages: 859-869
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 爆轟管同軸回転バルブを用いたパルスデトネーションエンジンの性能評価 (2011)
  • Author(s): 中道達也,松岡健,笠原次郎,松尾亜紀子,船木一幸
  • Journal Title: 航空宇宙技術 Volume: Vol. 10 Pages: 107-112
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Influence of Heat Transfer and Friction on the Impulse of a Detonation Tube (2011)
  • Author(s): K. Kawane, S. Shimada,J. Kasahara, and A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Combustion and Flame Volume: Vol. 158, No. 10 Pages: 2023-2036
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Inflow-Driven Valve System for Pulse Detonation Engines (2011)
  • Author(s): K. Matsuoka, J. Yageta, T. Nakamichi, J. Kasahara, T. Yajima, T. Kojima
  • Journal Title: Journal of Propulsion and Power Volume: Vol. 27, No.3 Pages: 597-607
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ized in Rectangular-Cross-Section Bent Tubes (2011)
  • Author(s): Y. Kudo, Y. Nagura, J. Kasahara, Y. Sasamoto, A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute Volume: Vol.33 Pages: 2319-2326
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Visualization of the Non-Steady State Oblique Detonation Wave Phenomena around Hypersonic Spherical Projectile (2011)
  • Author(s): S. Maeda, R. Inada, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute Volume: Vol. 33 Pages: 2343-2349
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Combustion Wave Propagation and Detonation Initiation in the Vicinity of Closed-Tube End Walls (2011)
  • Author(s): J. Yageta, S. Shimada, K. Matsuoka, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute Volume: Vol. 33 Pages: 2303-2310
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Propagation Characteristics of Shock Waves Driven by Gaseous Detonation Waves (2010)
  • Author(s): S. Kato, S. Hashimoto, A. Uemichi, J.Kasahara, A. Matsuo
  • Journal Title: Shock Waves Volume: Vol. 20, No.6 Pages: 479-489
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Analysis on Thermal Efficiency of Non-Compressor Type Pulse Detonation Turbine Engine (2010)
  • Author(s): S. Maeda, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, T. Endo
  • Journal Title: Transaction of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences Volume: Vol.53, No.181 Pages: 192-206
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Multitube-Rotary-Valved Pulse Detoanation Rocket Engine for Flight Test (2012)
  • Author(s): J. Kasahara, K. Matsuoka, S. Sakamoto, K. B. Ikeguchi, T. Sakumi, T. Morozumi, A. Matsuo, I. Funaki
  • Organizer: International Workshop on Detonation for Propulsion 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Tsukuba, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20120903-05
• [Presentation] Propagation of Self-sustaining Curved Detonation Waves in Annular Channels with a Rectangular Cross-section (2012)
  • Author(s): H. Nakayama, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, I. Funaki
  • Organizer: International Workshop on Detonation for Propulsion 2012
  • Place of Presentation: Tsukuba, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20120903-05
• [Presentation] Thrust Measurement of a Four-Cylinder Pulse Detonation Rocket Engine with a Coaxial High Frequency Rotary Valve (2012)
  • Author(s): J. Kasahara, K. Matsuoka, R. Sakamoto, K. Ikeguchi, T. Sakumi, T. Morozumi, A. Matsuo, I. Funaki
  • Organizer: 8th International Colloquium on Pulsed and Continuous Detonations
  • Place of Presentation: Budva, Montenegro
  • Year and Date: 20120610-16
• [Presentation] Thrust Measurement of a Multi-Cylinder Pulse Detonation Rocket Engine with a Coaxial High Frequency Rotary Valve (2012)
  • Author(s): R. Sakamoto, K. Matsuoka, K. Ikeguchi, T. Sakumi, T. Morozumi, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, I. Funaki
  • Organizer: The Asian Joint Conference on Propulsion and Power 2012, AJCPP2012-080
  • Place of Presentation: Xi'an, China
  • Year and Date: 20120301-04
• [Presentation] Front Shock Behavior of Stable Detonation Waves Propagating Through Rectangular Cross-Section Curved Channels, AIAA 2012-0618 (2012)
  • Author(s): H. Nakayama, T. Moriya, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo,and I. Funaki
  • Organizer: 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, AIAA
  • Place of Presentation: Nashville, USA
  • Year and Date: 20120109-12
• [Presentation] Thrust Measurement and Visualization Experiment of a Multi-Cycle Single-Tube Pulse Detonation Rocket Engine with a Coaxial Rotary Valve (2011)
  • Author(s): K. Matsuoka, M. Esumi, K. Ikeguchi, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, I. Funaki
  • Organizer: 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, AIAA 2011-5789
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego, USA
  • Year and Date: 20110731-0803
• [Presentation] Visualization of the Initiation and Stabilization Process of an Oblique Detonation Wave Around a Projectile (2011)
  • Author(s): S. Maeda, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo
  • Organizer: 23^<rd> International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems
  • Place of Presentation: Irvine, USA
  • Year and Date: 20110724-29
• [Presentation] Visualization Study of Detonation Initiations Behind Reflected Shock Waves Using a High Speed Video Camera (2011)
  • Author(s): H. Yamashita, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo
  • Organizer: 23^<rd> International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems
  • Place of Presentation: Irvine, USA.
  • Year and Date: 20110724-29
• [Presentation] Study on Detonation Waves Propagating through Curved Channels (2011)
  • Author(s): H. Nakayama, T. Moriya, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo, Y. Sasamoto and I. Funaki
  • Organizer: 23^<rd> International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems
  • Place of Presentation: Irvine, USA.
  • Year and Date: 20110724-29
• [Presentation] Drag Coefficients of Hypervelocity Spherical Projectile Initiating Oblique Detonation Wave (2011)
  • Author(s): J.-Y. Choi, S. Maeda, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo
  • Organizer: 23^<rd> International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems
  • Place of Presentation: Drag Coefficients of Hypervelocity Spherical Projectile Initiating Oblique Detonation Wave
  • Year and Date: 20110724-29
• [Presentation] The Stabilized Oblique Detonation Wave and Unsteady Wave Structure Around Hyper-Velocity Spherical Projectile (2011)
  • Author(s): S. Maeda, R. Inada, J. Kasahara, A.Matsuo, I. Funaki
  • Organizer: AIAA 2011-0505, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition
  • Place of Presentation: Orlando, Florida, USA
  • Year and Date: 20110104-07
• [Presentation] Effect of DDT Process on Impulse of Diaphragm-less Pulse Detonation Tube (2010)
  • Author(s): S. Takeuchi, N. Doi, J. Kasahara, A.Matsuo
  • Organizer: 8^<th> Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion
  • Place of Presentation: Hyderabad, India
  • Year and Date: 20101210-13
• [Presentation] Detonation Wave Diffraction in the Vicinity of Corners (2010)
  • Author(s): Y. Nagura, S. Maeda, Y. Kudo, J. Kasahara, A. Matsuo
  • Organizer: 8^<th> International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention, and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20100905-09
• [Presentation] Numerical analysis of detonation waves structure in bend tube (2010)
  • Author(s): Y. Sasamoto, A. Matsuo, J. Kasahara
  • Organizer: 8^<th> International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention, and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20100905-09
• [Presentation] Multi-Frame Visualization Analysis of Two-Dimensional Detonation Wave Diffraction and Re-initiation (Work-in Progress Poster) (2010)
  • Author(s): Y. Nagura, Y. Kudo, J. Kasahara, A.Matsuo
  • Organizer: 33^<th> International Symposiumon Combustion
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing, China
  • Year and Date: 20100801-06
• [Presentation] Study on Valve Systems for Pulse Detonation Engines (2010)
  • Author(s): K. Matsuoka, M. Esumi, J. Yageta, T. Nakamichi, J. Kasahara, S. Ogawa, T. Yajima, T. Kojima
  • Organizer: 46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, AIAA 2010-6672
  • Place of Presentation: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  • Year and Date: 20100725-28
• [Book] デトネーションの熱流体力学1基礎編,実験計測技術,パルスデトネーション(PDE)の実験・計測技術 (2011)
  • Author(s): 笠原次郎,他(共著),デトネーション研究会編(編集幹事を担当)
  • Total Pages: 173-193, 249-266
  • Publisher: 理工図書