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Pulsejet engine?
It turns out that it can be simulated too!
It turns out that it can be simulated too!
Here we provide links to some fundamental works on the processes and modeling of pulsejet engines. These include declassified NASA reports from the 1940s and 1950s on the work in which the captured German Argus-014 engine was fully and completely examined. We especially note the work of German Professor F.Schulz-Grunow on modeling a pulsejet engine using the characteristics method. Unfortunately, due to total Soviet secrecy, aggravated by complete uselessness, it was not possible to find even a mention of the works of Soviet Professor E.Shchetinkov from the 1940s on the theory and modeling of pulsejets, but we filled this gap with our own works on this problem.
You can read or even download all these works directly from our website.
The true story of the development and creation of the classic Argus pulsejet engine.
1. Diedrich G. The Aero-Resonator Power Plant of the V-l Flying Bomb. Project SQUID Technical memorandum No. Pr.—4. Princeton university, Princeton, N.J, 1948. 72p.
2. Schmidt P. On the history of the development of the Schmidtrohr / Gosslau F. Development of the V-1 pulse jet. A History of German Guided Missiles Development / Ed. by Th.Benecke and A.W.Quick. First Guided Missiles Seminar. Munich Germany, April, 1956 / Brunswick, Germany, 1957, p.375-418.
Classical and some modern works on pulsejets:
3. Sanders J. C. A Preliminary Evaluation of the Explosion Jet-Propulsion Engine. Memorandum Report E-243. Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. Cleveland, Ohio, NACA, Washington, 1944. - 26 p.
4. Manganiello E.J., Michael F. Valerlino M.F. and Essig R.H. Sea-Level Performance Tests of a 22-inch -Diameter Pulse-Jet Engine at Various Simulated Ram Pressures. Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. Cleveland, Ohio. Memorandum Report E5J02, NACA, Washington, 1945. - 39 p.
5. Manganiello E.J., Michael F. Valerlino M.F. and Breisch J.H. Endurance Tests of a 22-inch-Diameter Pulse-Jet Engine with a Neoprene-Coated Valve Grid. Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. Cleveland, Ohio. Memorandum Report E5J03, NACA, Washington, 1945. - 15 p.
6. Bressman J.R. and McCready R.J. Tests of Air Valves for Intermittent-Jet Engines at Speeds of 20 and 25 Cycles per Second. Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. Cleveland, Ohio. Memorandum Report E5E08, NACA, Washington, 1945. - 28 p.
7. Valerino M.F., Essig R.H. and Hughes R.F. The Effect of Increase in Combustion-Air Inlet Temperature from 80° to 130° F on the Sea-Level Performance of a 22-inch-Diameter Pulse-Jet Engine. Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. Cleveland, Ohio. Memorandum Report E6G01, NACA, Washington, 1946. - 19 p.
8. Bressman J.R. Effect of a Low-Loss Air Valve on Performance of a 22-inch-Diameter Pulse-Jet Engine. Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory. Cleveland, Ohio. Memorandum Report E6E15, NACA, Washington, 1946. - 18 p.
9. Shultz-Grunow F. Gas-Dynamic Investigations of the Pulse-Jet Tube. Parts i and II. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Technical Memorandum No. 1131. Technical High School, Aachen, Germany. NACA, Washington, 1947. - 112 p.
10. Zipkin M.A. and Lewis G.W., Jr. Analytical and Experimental Performance of an ExplosioN -Cycle Combustion Chamber for a Jet-Propulsion Engine. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Technical Note No. 1702. Cleveland, Ohio. NACA, Washington, 1947. - 62 p.
11. Litke P.J., Schauer F.R., Paxson D.E., Bradley R.P. and Hoke J.L. Assessment of the Performance of a Pulsejet and Comparison with a Pulsed-Detonation Engine. Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433. 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 10-13, 2005. - 10 p.
12. Van Heerbeek P.A. Mathematical Modelling of a Pulse Combustor of the Helmholtz-type. A thesis to the Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics, for the degree Master of science in applied mathematics. Delft, the Netherlands, August 2008. - 189 p.
13. Melo A.S.M. Pulsejet Engine Performance Estimation (Versão Revista Após Discussão). Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Aeronáutica (Ciclo de estudos integrado). Universidade da beira interior, Engenharia, Covilhã, março de 2019. - 92 p.
14. Ahmadian S. Computational Approach in Sizing of Pulsejet Engine. Emirates University, January 2014. - 25 p. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284511823
Our work on modeling pulsejets and similar processes:
15. Khrulev O.E. Methods for modeling damage in internal combustion engines of vehicles: monograph / O.E. Khrulev, A.V. Saraev, I.Yu. Saraeva. – Kyiv : UkrISTEI, 2024. – 190 p.
16. Khrulev A. Modeling Work-Flow of the “Cylinder-Piston” Type Devices Using a Universal Thermodinamic Model. Evolutions Mech Eng. 5(4). EME.000618. 2024. - 8 p. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31031/EME.2024.05.000618
17. Khrulev A. Determination of gas parameters in resonant pipes and channels of engines with a periodic workflow using the piston analogy method. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 2023, 5 (7 (125)), pp. 50–59. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2023.288520
18. Kravchenko A., Khrulev A., Gerlici A., Saraiev O., Danets S. Technical condition assessment and modelling of reed valves in vehicle engine intake systems. University of Zilina, Communications, 2025, 27 (1), pp. B41-B52. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26552/com.C.2025.006
19. Khrulev A. Modeling of engine with periodic workflow using dimensionless similarity criteria and piston analogy method. World of scientific research, 24 October 2023, Issue 23, Opole, Poland, 2023,pp. 270-274. Aviliable at: .
https://www.economy-confer.com.ua/full-article/4861/
20. Khrulev A. Mathematical modeling of reed valve operation in engines with periodic workflow. Proceeding of the 11th International scientific and practical conference “Integration of science as a mechanism of effective development” (November 28 - December 01, 2023), Helsinki, Finland, International Science Group, 2023, pp. 389-395.17.
21. Khrulev A, Saraiev O, Saraieva I, Vorobiov O. Modeling of thermodynamic processes in internal combustion engine cylinder during cranking in compression measurement tests. Combustion Engines, 2024, 198 (3), pp.98-109. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.19206/CE-187380
22. Khrulev A., Saraev O., Saraieva I. Method for expert evaluation of the technical condition of the cylinder-piston group of automotive engines after hydrolock. Vehicle and electronics. Innovative technologies, Vol. 25, 2024, pp.63-70. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30977/VEIT.2024.25.0.7
23. Khrulev A. Analysis of pneumatic catapult launch system parameters, taking into account engine and UAV characteristics. Advanced UAV, 2023, 3 (1), pp.10-24.
Of course, these works do not exhaust our knowledge base on the processes in pulsejets, and we will gradually add works here as needed.