Initiation, Stability and Limits of Detonation for Advanced Stable/Air- Breathing and Hybrid Propulsion Engine Design
Abstract
During this period research was carried out on the influence of initial conditions on limits of detonability in hydrocarbon-air mixtures, with emphasis on the influence of detonation tube shape. Experimental results for circular cross-section tubes indicated that the detonation limit is a linear function of reciprocal tube diameter. For square cross-section tubes experimental results obtained seem to indicate that the limits of detonability are slightly wider than for circular, and neither hydraulic radius, tube area, or narrowest tube dimension determines limits of detonability. However, measurements in rectangular tubes with various cross sections seem to indicate that for rectangular cross section tubes there exists a very close correlation between the limits of detonability and the narrowest hydraulic diameter of the tube, as long as one side is not too narrow.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 31, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0770070
Entities
People
- Gregory J. Wagner
- W. Jost
Organizations
- University of Göttingen