Theory of Detonations

Abstract

The theory of the detonation wave in a finite charge is being investigated. For a curved detonation front, it is possible to calculate the radial detonation velocity on the assumption that (1) the reaction zone length is constant, (2) the flow in any small region of the shock front is spherical and (3) of the thermodynamic-hydrodynamic continuity equations for a steady-state detonation wave only the equation for the conservation of matter is strongly perturbed by the edge effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1951
Accession Number
AD0826069

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Utah

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Curvature
  • Detonation Waves
  • Detonations
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Heat Capacity
  • Integrals
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Specific Volume
  • Steady State
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.