Skoltech researchers have theoretically predicted synchronization—a kind of self-regulation—in detonation waves. The discovery could help tame this inherently chaotic process so as to stabilize combustion in a rotating detonation engine. This refers to an experimental device potentially conserving vast amounts of fuel compared with conventional rocket and ship engines. The study came out in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
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Source: Phys.org