All Stories

  1. Experimental and Numerical Study of an Optically Accessible Cavitating Venturi

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

    James Braun

  2. Numerical Analysis of Separation Events for Two-Dimensional Supersonic Wavy Geometries

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

    Hadie Sabbah, Dr Francesco Nasuti, James Braun

  3. Prediction of Direct Initiation Requirements of Ethylene-Air Detonation

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

    James Braun

  4. Simplified 2D Tools for RDRE Doublet Simulations

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

    James Braun

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

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

    James Braun, Hugh Perkins

  6. Design and Characterization of Bladed Power Extraction From a Rotating Detonation Rocket Combustor

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

    James Braun

  7. Experimental Measurements of Bladeless Turbine Power Extraction

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

    Hadie Sabbah, James Braun

  8. Optimization of an Air-Cooled Diffuser Downstream of a Rotating Detonation Combustor

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

    James Braun

  9. MHz Rate In-Situ Direct Surface Heat-Flux Measurements in a Rotating-Detonation Engine

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

    James Braun, Tim Roediger

  10. Non-Reacting VOF CFD Methodology for Single Liquid RDRE Injector

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

    James Braun

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

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

    Hugh Perkins, James Braun

  12. 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

  13. Characterization of RDC Interaction With a Core Flow

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

    James Braun

  14. Characterization of Bladeless Power Extraction From a Rotating Detonation Rocket Combustor

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

    James Braun

  15. Shock Separation Features in Canonical Wavy Surfaces

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

    James Braun, Hadie Sabbah

  16. Demonstration of Frequency-Scanning Burst-Mode Filtered Rayleigh Scattering for Multi-Parameter Gas-Phase Measurements

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

    James Braun, Dr Paul M Danehy

  17. Development and characterization of high Mach nozzle using high-frequency optical and surface techniques

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

    James Braun

  18. Design, Analysis, and Test of a Cooled Rotating Detonation Combustor through axially injected stepped cooling slots

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

    James Braun

  19. Modeling of liquid injection in rotating detonation combustors

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

    James Braun

  20. 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

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

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

    Hugh Perkins, James Braun

  22. Numerical analysis on the effect of CTAP measurements in pulse and rotating detonation combustors

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

    Mr Zhe Liu, Mr Jorge Saavedra, James Braun

  23. Turbine-integrated High-pressure Optical RDE (THOR) for injection and detonation dynamics assessment

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

    James Braun

  24. AIAA aPropulsion Aerodynamic Workshop comparing various CFD codes to test data

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

    James Braun, steve podleski podleski

  25. Characterization of an integrated nozzle and supersonic axial turbine with a rotating detonation combustor

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

    James Braun, Mr Zhe Liu, Mr Jorge Saavedra

  26. Aerodynamic Design and Analysis of the Hyperloop

    Article • AIAA Journal, December 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    James Braun

  27. Evaluation of the unsteadiness across nozzles downstream of rotating detonation combustors

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

    James Braun, Mr Jorge Saavedra

  28. Unsteady Performance of Rotating Detonation Engines with Different Exhaust Nozzles

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

    James Braun

  29. One-Dimensional Analysis of the Magnetohydrodynamic Effect in Rotating Detonation Combustors

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

    James Braun

  30. Aerodynamic Design and Analysis of the Hyperloop Pod

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

    James Braun

  31. Assessment of the Boundary Layer within a Rotating Detonation Combustor

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

    James Braun

  32. Mono-dimensional analysis of the MagnetoHydrodynamic effect in Rotating Detonation Combustors

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

    James Braun