mixtures of hydrogen and oxygen were used to simulate rotating detonation engine flow field to research the effect of axial length on engine performance.Research show that:within a certain range
axial length has little influence on specific impulse of engine
but if axial length is too long
it will decrease specific impulse of engine;axial length has great influence on detonation pressure and temperature;if axial length is too little
the pressure of detonation wave is not high;if axial length is too long
the oblique detonation may decay;with the increase of axial length
the pressure of outlet continues to decrease owing to expansion;when axial length is 200mm
the average speed and specific impulse of engine reach the maximum value;azimuthal velocity decreases obviously cuttingdown the harmful influence on engine;the maximum thrust density decreases gradually;density difference in before and after shock wave decreases gradually
so that the thrust eccentricity could continue to decrease