Numerical study of pressure profiles in an annular combustor and a manifold during continuous spin detonation of nonstoichiometric hydrogen-air mixtures

Abstract

A closed mathematical model of continuous spin detonation of nonstoichiometric hydrogen-air mixtures in a quasi-three-dimensional unsteady gas-dynamic formulation taking into account the reverse effect of the oscillation processes in the combustor on the mixture injection system is utilized in pressure profiles in the combustion chamber and in the manifold investigation. Numerical simulations are performed for the flow-type annular combustor 503 mm in diameter with an annular gap of width 18 mm and other geometric dimensions corresponding to experiments. Three-wave mode of continuous spin detonation is calculated and the flow structure is analyzed for the equivalence ratio of 0.6 and the specific hydrogen-air mixture flow rate of 390.6 kg/(s·m2). The static, the mean static and the mean total pressure distributions in the combustor are calculated. The results are validated against experimental data.