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  1. Characterization of Combustion Instabilities in 2D Premixed Rotating Detonation Combustors

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    James Braun, Hugh Perkins

  2. High-Speed Visualization of Spray Breakup and Velocity Estimation in a Rotating Detonation Combustor Using Laser Induced Fluorescence

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hugh Perkins

  3. Computational Optimization of a Rotary Valved Pulse Combustor Concept

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Shaye Yungster, Hugh Perkins

  4. Validated Reduced Methods for Realistic RDC Injection Modeling Without Chemistry

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hugh Perkins, James Braun

  5. Comprehensive Numerical Procedure of the THOR Non-Premixed Hydrogen-Air RDE

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    James Braun, Hugh Perkins

  6. Experimental and Computational Investigation of Valve Motion in a Resonant Pulse Combustor

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Shaye Yungster, Hugh Perkins

  7. High-speed Chemiluminscence and OH-PLIF Imaging for Characterization of Reactant Refill and Detonation Wave Dynamics in a CH4-GOx RDRE.

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hugh Perkins

  8. Optically accessible GOx/RP-2 RDRE with MHz-rate visualization of the dynamic wave phenomena

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    James Braun, Hugh Perkins

  9. Multi-Objective Optimization and Validation of a Diodic Profile

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hugh Perkins, James Braun

  10. Computational Fluid Dynamic Optimization of an Experimental Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Nozzle

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Shaye Yungster, Hugh Perkins

  11. RDE Nozzle Computational Design Methodology Development and Application

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Shaye Yungster, Hugh Perkins

  12. Far-Term Exploration of Advanced Single-Aisle Subsonic Transport Aircraft Concepts

    Article • June 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hugh Perkins, Jason Kirk

  13. Numerical Investigation of Shrouded Ejector-Enhanced Pulse Combustor Performance at High Pressure

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, January 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hugh Perkins, Shaye Yungster

  14. Numerical Evaluation of an Ejector-Enhanced Resonant Pulse Combustor with a Poppet Inlet Valve and a Converging Exhaust Nozzle

    Article • July 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hugh Perkins, Shaye Yungster

  15. Parametric Study of Pulse-Combustor-Driven Ejectors at High-Pressure

    Article • July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hugh Perkins, Shaye Yungster

  16. Effect of Fuel Injection and Mixing Characteristics on Pulse-Combustor Performance at High-Pressure

    Article • July 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Hugh Perkins, Shaye Yungster