Numerical and Analytical Studies of Steady Detonation Waves with Expansion Losses

Abstract

The differential equations for the evolution of the fluid quantities in steady detonation waves are integrated numerically using a fourth order Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method. Strong and Weak detonation waves are found as well as detonation failure. In the weak regime there is a continuum of propagation speeds for a given expansion loss.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 06, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142601

Entities

People

  • M. A. Huerta

Organizations

  • University of Miami

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Detonation Waves
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Information Theory
  • Mach Number
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Mathematics or Statistics