Total Energy At Nozzle Inlet For a Pulsed Detonation Engine Calculator

Pulsed Detonation Engines (PDEs) are a type of propulsion system that operates on the detonation principle. They use a repetitive cycle of fuel injection, ignition, and detonation to generate thrust.

The total energy per unit mass at the nozzle exit can be expressed as the sum of the enthalpy and kinetic energy of the combustion products.

The total energy ($E$) at the nozzle Inlet can be expressed as:

where,

• E is the Total Energy, i.e sum of kinetic and potential energy
• $h$ is the Static Enthalpy at nozzle Inlet,
• $V$ is the velocity of the incoming air relative to the reference frame of the engine