Simulations of Viscous Detonations with Detailed Kinetics Using Manifold and Wavelet Techniques

Abstract

This research covered finite rate kinetics critical in reactive fluid mechanics. Common detailed kinetic models are computationally expensive. Given current computational resources it is desirable to reduce kinetics. Common reduced kinetics strategies include 1) fully frozen limit; 2) fully equilibrated limits; 3) simple one and two step models; 4) partial equilibrium and steady-state assumptions; and 5) sensitivity analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1999
Accession Number
ADA640771

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People

  • Joseph M. Powers

Organizations

  • University of Notre Dame

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Science
  • Convection
  • Detonations
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Kinetics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Payload
  • Simulations

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Systems Analysis and Design