Investigations on detonation shock dynamics

A detonation is a combustion-driven shock wave. Typically, a detonation will consist of an inert shock followed by a region of chemical reaction referred to as the reaction zone. Detonations have a wide variety of engineering applications, from obvious military uses to explosive welding, hard rock mining, and materials processing. Detonations can occur in a variety of materials, including gases (such as premixed hydrogen and oxygen), liquids, and solid explosives. Of particular interest in detonation problems is the motion of the detonation shock. Changes to the reaction zone may cause large variations in the strength and speed of the detonation front, so it can not be ignored in modeling detonations. For typical explosives, the reaction zone may be thousands of times smaller than the engineering scale. This multi-scaled nature of detonation can pose problems when trying to predict the motion of the detonation front.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Engineering, Civil

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Aslam, Tariq Dennis

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stewart, Donald S.

• Engineering, Civil
• Engineering, Mechanical

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Aslam, Tariq Dennis

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591087772
AAI9702451
(UMI)AAI9702451

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22521