On the transition from deflagration to detonation in narrow channels

L. Kagan*

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Abstract

A numerical study of a two-dimensional model for premixed gas combustion in a narrow, semi-infinite channel with no-slip boundary condition is performed. The work is motivated by recent theoretical advances revealing the major role of hydraulic resistance in deflagration-to-detonation transition, one of the central yet still inadequately understood phenomena of gaseous combustion. The work is a continuation and extension of recently reported results over non-isothermal boundary conditions, wider channels, and lower incipient flame velocities, closer to those of real life explosives.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)40-55
Number of pages16
JournalMathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007

Keywords

  • computational fluid dynamics
  • detonation phenomena
  • transition from defla-gration to detonation

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