Phase Averaged Static Pressure Fields Inside a Rotating Detonation Combustor

RDCs have received considerable attention, however experimental measurements of the static pressure field in the combustor are difficult. It is necessary to develop a measurement technique to preserve the sensor while providing a temporally resolved pressure.

The performance of the transfer function at other frequencies/ amplitudes needs to be further quantified. The final version o f t his work will incorporate the corrected static pressure signal and averaging procedures to measure the pressure field through the combustion chamber and investigate the variation in this pressure field through the variation of key combustor parameters such as outlet restriction, mass flow rate, and equivalence ratio, among other values. field.