Abstract

As detonations are being implemented into modern combustion technologies to benefit from the efficiency gain, their properties need to be fully characterized. Of main interest is hydrocarbon fuels given the substantially higher energy density over hydrogen. In thin channels detonations have been known to appear nominally 2D allowing for higher detail line-of-sight imaging techniques. Many studies have investigated hydrocarbon detonations in this mode but have not evaluated the consistency of the key detonation properties. A statistical approach is used in this study by using ensemble averaging over many realizations of the detonation to determine these properties. The experimental data was collected by igniting a pre-mixed Methane-Oxygen-Nitrogen mixture in a confined channel. The detonating wave travels through a converging section to reduce the channel width to the test condition. The detonation is then observed through a combination of high-speed schlieren imaging and a pressure transducer array. This data is then processed to provide quantified statistics for the detonation cell size, Chapman-Jouguet velocity and pressure, and the Von-Neumann pressure spike helping to further the understanding of detonations.

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Graduation Date

2023

Semester

Summer

Advisor

Ahmed, Kareem

Degree

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.)

College

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Department

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Program

Mechanical Engineering; Thermo-Fluids Track

Identifier

CFE0009698; DP0027805

URL

https://purls.library.ucf.edu/go/DP0027805

Language

English

Release Date

August 2028

Length of Campus-only Access

5 years

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Campus-only Access)

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