EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE INITIATION OF DETONATION BEHIND A REFLECTED SHOCK WAVE.

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to develop an experimental apparatus for the study of the initiation of detonation in a gaseous medium as a result of shock compression. The design of the apparatus is described, and results of some preliminary experiments are reported. They indicate that the mechanism of the initiation process behind reflected waves in a shock tube is essentially different than that caused by an accelerating flame. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0634288

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Krusic

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compression
  • Detonations
  • Shock
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Waves
  • Tubes
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.