Advances on Deflagration to Detonation Transition Methods in Pulse Detonation Engines

Pulse detonation engines (PDEs) have become a transformative technology in the field of aerospace propulsion due to the high thermal efficiency of detonation combustion. However, initiating detonation waves within a limited space and time is key to their engineering application. Direct initiation, t...

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Published in:	Energies
Main Authors:	Zhiwu Wang, Weifeng Qin, Lisi Wei, Zixu Zhang, Yuxiang Hui
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Subjects:	pulse detonation hot jet ignition obstacles-induced detonation shock wave focusing plasma ignition
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/8/2109