Study on a long-time operation towards rotating detonation rocket engine flight demonstration

Kazuki Ishihara, Junpei Nishimura, Keisuke Goto, Soma Nakagami, Ken Matsuoka, Jiro Kasahara, Akiko Matsuo, Ikkoh Funaki, Hideki Moriai, Hiroto Mukae, Kazuki Yasuda, Daisuke Nakata, Kazuyuki Higashino

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Abstract

Study of a Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) has been carried out in many research institutions. The RDE has the advantage of high efficiency, simple structure and short combustor length. Toward the practical use for rocket engines, the evaluation of thrust efficiency at vacuum condition is necessary. In addition, it’s necessary to find a cooling method to endure the high heat load by detonation combustion. In this study, ethylene - oxygen mixtures are used as propellant, and we applied C/C composite, which is a heat resistant material, to a RDE and carried out a long-duration combustion test at sea level. As a result, we succeeded in the long-duration rotating detonation engine combustion demonstration of 6- 10 s at sea level for the first time in the world as rocket engine use, and the maximum thrust and the maximum specific impulse were achieved 301 N and 144 s.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIAA SciTech Forum - 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781624104473
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - Grapevine, United States
Duration: 2017 Jan 92017 Jan 13

Publication series

NameAIAA SciTech Forum - 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Other

Other55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityGrapevine
Period17/1/917/1/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering

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