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We examine key issues that determine pulsed detonation engine (PDE) propulsive efficiency. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics methodology (CFD), we conducted performance analysis for the device for which we demonstrated multi-cycle operation experimentally. The analysis is focused on the effects of the non-ideal detonations on the propulsive efficiency. General questions of the methodology of nonsteady engine cycle analysis and performance evaluation are examined.
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Eidelman, S., Yang, X., Lottati, I. (1997). Pulsed Detonation Engine: Key Issues. In: Champion, M., Deshaies, B. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Combustion in Supersonic Flows. Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5432-1_17
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