Experimental Research on the Propagation Process of Continuous Rotating Detonation Wave

In order to study the propagation mechanism of continuous rotating detonation wave, the H2/air continuous rotating detonation engine ignited by tangentially installed H2/O2 pre-detonation tube is studied experimentally using a tilt slot injector structure. The experimental results show that the stable rotating detonation wave can be gained successfully with the equivalent ratio of 0.93. The propagation frequency and velocity of rotating detonation wave range from 5200 to 5500 Hz and from 1518.5 to 1606.1 m/s, respectively. Three propagation modes, such as rotation, reversal and bifurcation, of detonation wave are verified through the analysis of propagation mechanism of rotating detonation wave.