Fundamental Study of Dense-Fluid Detonation

Abstract

Equations incorporating adiabatic, isothermal, and isoenergetic constraints are developed and applied to simulations of gases, liquids, and solids to obtained realistic fluid detonation wave profiles. The structure of uniaxially and hydrostatically compressed solids and the transfer of energy among translational and internal molecular modes are studied. Novel computational methods are developed simulating nonequilibrium processes using Guass' Principle of Least Constraint. Keywords: Detonation; Molecular Dynamics; Nonequilibrium Simulation; Hexanitrobenzene.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1985
Accession Number
ADA168753

Entities

People

  • William G. Hoover

Organizations

  • University of California, Davis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Molecular Physics
  • Molecules
  • Polyatomic Molecules
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermodynamics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.