A SEMINAR REPORT

ON
“PULSE DETONATION ENGINE”

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Govt. college of engineering
pune

Guided by Submited by
Prof M T Shete Samir singh
 Pulse Detonation Engine(PDE)
• Introduction
• Deflagration v/s Detonation
• Principle of engine
• Configuration
• Classification
• Analysis
• Advantages
• Challenges
• conclusion
 Introduction

• PDE is a propulsion technology that can be

used in aviation industries

• Main objective of PDE is to develop efficient

engine that can be used at high speed & at
high altitudes.
• Various propulsion engine are ramjet engine,
scramjet engine, pulse jet engine.

• PDE is similar to pulse jet engine. the diffrence

is that PDE detonate their fuel rather than
deflagrate.
 Deflagration v/s Detonation

•Deflagration is process of burning the fuel rapidly

with the flame that travel with subsonic speed.it is
also called subsonic combustion .

•Detonation is a violent reaction, violent release of

confined energy, usually accompanied by a loud
sound and shock waves. It is also called supersonic
combustion . .
Principle of engine
Configuration of typical pde
 Classification of PDE
• Pure pulse detonation engine

• Combined cycle PDE

• Hybrid pulse detonation engine

Turbofan engine Hybrid PDE
THURST COMPARISON OF PDE WITH CONVENTIONAL
TURBOFAN
ADVANTAGES OF PDE:

1) The thermodynamic efficiency of pulse detonation engine is

higher.

2) More efficient in specific thurst and specific fuel consumption

than current ramjet engine.

3)No fuel turbopump required.

4)reduced cost and complexity than liquid propellant rocket.

5) Mechanical simplicity and high compression ratio.

 Challenges for PDE
• Initiation of detonation
• Frequency with which detonation has to be
repeated
• Materials for detonation tube needs to be
developed
 Conclusion
• PDE makes excellant choice for static thurst &
also thermodynamic efficiency PDE is higher
than conventional propulsion engine

• Can be used in aircraft at high altitudes with

high speed and efficiency.
 Refrences
• Kailasanath, K. “Recent Developments in the Research on
Pulse Detonation Engines,” 40th AIAA Aerospace
Sciences Meeting, AIAA 2002-0470.
• G.D. Roy, S.M. Frolov, A.A. Borisov, D.W. Netzer “Pulse
detonation propulsion: challenges, current status, and future
perspective”
• Pulse detonation engine technology :an overview By Matthew
Lam, Daniel Tillie, Timothy Leaver, Brian McFadden, APSC
201
• http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/pde.shtml>
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_detonation_engine
• http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123099095
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