Pulsed Detonation Engine
Geometry:
- Long Tube (1m long x 10cm diameter)
- Left End Closed; Right End Open
Operation
- Fill Tube with Combustible Mixture
- Initiate Detonation at Closed End
- Detonation Propagates through Tube
- Constant Volume Combustion ~ 10 atm
- Tube Blow-Down Produces Thrust
- Re-Fill Tube