On the pressure gain of stable flow systems with variable cross-section area

Abstract

For the clarification of total pressure gain performance of rotating detonation propulsion systems, the extended Hugoniot curve is proposed and discussed for the stable flow systems with variable cross-section area (SFSVA). The dimensionless pressure integral ({\theta}) along the system walls is found to have critical impact on the pressure gain of the SFSVA with given inlet Mach number (M0) and heat release (q). The key to obtain positive pressure gain of a SFSVA is to achieve the matching {\theta}, M0 and q.