A review and scientometric analysis of rotary detonation engine
Document Type : Original Article
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Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Shahin Shahr, Iran
Abstract
The use of explosion instead of combustion can lead to a significant reduction in the dimensions and mass of the propulsion chamber. Explosion releases significantly more energy compared to combustion, which causes more effective thrust and can create a new evolution in the aerospace industry. The purpose of this research is to develop the knowledge of enabling technologies in the field of space propulsion and to develop the concept and performance and to examine the status of scientific productions in the field of rotary explosive engine technology. The current research is of applied, data mining and scientometric type, and scientific database analysis techniques were used in its implementation. Data and keywords related to research between 2010 and 2024 were searched and evaluated using the Scopus database. Vosviewer software was used to analyze the data and visualize the obtained information. The statistical population of the research was 895 articles in the field of technology related and involved with the rotary explosive engine. The analyzes included the frequency of publication by year, the countries publishing the most documents, and the preparation of a map of technologies and a map of emerging technologies in this field. The results of the survey show that the main keywords include combustion chamber design, modeling and simulation, heat-resistant materials, and fuel injection systems and efficiency. The frequency and trend of publishing scientific documents in the field of rotary explosion engine is on the rise, China and the United States Muttahida has done the most research and support (scholarships, joint courses, equipping infrastructure and laboratories, etc.) in this field of technology.
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Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 9
September 2025Pages 100-124
- Receive Date 23 April 2024
- Revise Date 05 October 2024
- Accept Date 18 May 2025