Effect of oxygen rich environment on detonation characteristics of pulse detonation engine

Abstract

The detonation tests of propane/air pulse detonation engine at normal temperature were carried out in this paper. The effects of chemical ratios on the detonation performance of propane/air pulse detonation engine in oxygen-rich environment were studied. The propagation modes and characteristics of detonation waves and the detonation characteristics of the engine under different conditions were analyzed. Detonation tests were conducted on propane/air mixtures with oxygen mass fraction of 20%, 25%, 30% and 35% respectively. The results showed that: In the detonation experiment of the propane/air mixture with oxygen content of 20%, 25% and 30%, the flame wave propagation velocity in the detonation tube is low, which fails to form a stable detonation wave. The detonation effect of the fuel mixture with oxygen content of 20% is the worst, and the propagation velocity of flame wave is 384.00 m/s. In the experiment of propane/air mixture with oxygen content of 35%, the detonation velocity and pressure obtained by pressure signal analysis are both greater than the theoretical CJ detonation velocity, and the detonation state is successfully reached.