IIT Kanpur’s detonation research breakthrough to revolutionise aerospace engines, industrial safety

Pioneering research in detonations by IIT Kanpur experts may lead to more efficient engines for military aircraft and spacecraft, enhanced industrial safety, accident prevention, environmental protection, and advanced space research.

The institute’s Aerospace Engineering Department has unveiled a Detonation Tube Research Facility (DTRF), successfully demonstrating detonation wave propagation in a laboratory setting, a first in India.

According to Prof Ajay Vikram Singh, project leader, “DTRF will explore detonation physics to advance combustion and propulsion knowledge. We’re studying flame acceleration mechanisms in confined spaces to prevent severe explosions.”