Engines that convert chemical energy from fuel into kinetic energy via explosive detonation, rather than slower deflagration combustion as seen in typical internal combustion engines. Categories ...

This provided some repeatable control of the pulse rate ... acts to slow down the combustion and shorten the time taken for it to transition from deflagration to detonation.

It’s the easily controlled manner of slow combustion that we’re all familiar with since we started sitting around campfires. A diagram of the JAXA rotating detonation engine, showing the ...

This hybrid engin fuses elements of both ramjet and pulse detonation engines (PDEs). Conventional combustion engines use flame propagation for burning fuel. The Ram Rotor Detonation Engine ...

While classic combustion in rocket engines takes place at constant pressure or even with a slight loss of pressure, the pressure increases significantly during detonation. A rocket engine based on ...