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Ian V. Walters

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2003
Combustion and Detonation ProcessesFire dynamics and safety researchRisk and Safety AnalysisEnergetic Materials and CombustionCombustion and flame dynamics

Publications

19

Citations

423

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2003

Research summary
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Ian V. Walters conducts experimental engineering research on rotating detonation engines, a type of combustion system that uses continuously traveling detonation waves to generate thrust or power more efficiently than conventional combustors. His work focuses on how fuel injection design, geometry, and operating conditions affect the performance, stability, and pressure behavior of these engines, using natural gas-air and rocket propellant configurations. This research is relevant to future propulsion and power-generation systems, including rocket and gas turbine applications.

Rotating detonation enginesCombustion and detonation dynamicsFuel injection design and geometryPropulsion system performance and operabilityHigh-speed combustion diagnostics

Publication output has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging about 1-3 papers per year with a slight decline in the most recent two years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications3202021: 2 publications212022: 3 publications3222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Propulsion and Power×6
  • Combustion and Flame×1
  • Scientific Reports×1
  • 2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting×1
  • AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019 Forum×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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