Detonation initiation by a hot corrugated wall

L. Kagan, M. Liberman, G. Sivashinsky*

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Abstract

A numerical simulation of premixed gas combustion spreading from a hot corrugated wall is performed. It is found that sufficiently deep corrugations may trigger an abrupt transition from deflagrative to detonative combustion. The effect is found to be highly sensitive to the flame's normal speed and the reaction rate pressure dependence, favoring fast flames and high-order reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2415-2420
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the Combustion Institute
Volume31 II
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event31st International Symposium on Combustion - Heidelberg, Germany
Duration: 5 Aug 200611 Aug 2006

Keywords

  • Combustion in unconfined systems
  • Deflagration-to-detonation transition

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