A pulse detonation engine (PDE) is possible to be a next-generation high-performance propulsion system in aerospace-related applications. To generate power or thrust, PDE uses repeated detonations. The current study evaluates the PDE performance with alternative and blended fuels in the Zeldovich–von Neumann–Doring (ZND) model. Parameters such as temperature ratio, pressure ratio, detonation velocity, and specific impulse were determined analytically for the fuels. The computed detonation parameters and specific impulse were compared with those available in NASA’s open-source program, Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA), to ensure the results' sufficient validity. It was found that the highest specific impulse was achieved with hydrogen at an equivalence ratio of 1. Analytical values of all the parameters were in an acceptable range as defined by NASA CEA. As compared to pure butane and propane, their blends yielded higher values (1 to 10 percent) of specific impulse. Propane and butane are safe, non-toxic, clean-burning fuels, great energy sources, and can be used as alternative fuels in PDE.
A shift in combustion concepts from conventional isobaric to constant volume combustion (CVC) has various benefits. Pulse detonation combustion (PDC) works on CVC, significantly increasing the engine's thermodynamic efficiency. Pollutant emissions from pulse detonation engines (PDE) have received little research. PDE has higher temperature combustion, resulting in a higher NOx emission. In the present paper, the formation of NOx is investigated using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. A model is constructed by varying pressure, temperature, spark size, and geometry for hydrogen fuel. SST K- Omega model with transient conditions is used. CFD analysis was performed to calculate EINOx for 12 cm and 20 cm tubes. Encouraging results were obtained. The size of 12 cm tube produced EINOx of 200 g/kg of fuel, and a 20 cm tube produced 250 g/kg of fuel. Computed results are in good agreement with previous literature.
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