Injection manifold with Tesla valves for rotating detonation engines

Abstract

A combustion method is disclosed, which includes the steps of mixing fuel and an oxidizer into a mixture, wherein fuel originates from a fuel manifold and the oxidizer originates from an oxidizer manifold, and combusting the mixture in a combustion chamber, the fuel manifold, the oxidizer manifold, and the combustion chamber forming parts of an injector assembly wherein each of the fuel and oxidizer manifolds communicates with the combustion chamber via a plurality of dedicated radially disposed Tesla valves around the combustion chamber each via a corresponding port with only one Tesla valve between the fuel manifold and the corresponding port on the combustion chamber and with only one Tesla valve between the oxidizer manifold and the corresponding port on the combustion chamber, wherein the plurality of Tesla valves substantially eliminate reverse flow of exhaust gases from the combustion chamber back to the fuel manifold or the oxidizer manifold.

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