UT Arlington Pulsed Detonation Engine 10 Hz Ground Test

This pulsed detonation engine was built and tested in 2005 at the UT Arlington Aerodynamics Research Center. This engine uses solenoid valve fuel injection and a modified automotive ignition system with hand built tungsten electrode spark plugs. The tube inner diameter is 25 mm. The PDE is running on a mixture of propane and oxygen at a detonation frequency of 10 Hz.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• aviation
• aerospace
• engine
• detonation
• pulse
• pde

[supersport396]

This is one of things where you don't know what it is..what it does..how much it costs.. but you really want one...

[supersport396]

This one sounds like a bigblock chevy...

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[ZOCKER1001]

@PeregrinusFalco yeah this flame ooks like it shoots bullets

[PeregrinusFalco]

It would be like flying around using only a 600rpm machine gun, lol.

[561inurface]

like to fly something with that on lol id be so stealthy :)

[dougie350]

u try water

[TalksWithDirt]

How high of an Isp can you get with a H2 O2 PDE? Higher than 460 sec? Or is it easier to make and operate a PDE than a traditional rocket?

[tubofjoy]

It's like a jet engine, but instead of a burn it uses a lot of explosions

[morearrows]

Ohh,,,,, it's a,,,a,,, one of them!

[smilingpug]

Man's ingenuity at its finest ..... for the benefit of the peoples.