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In this study the non-steady, two-dimensional fluid dynamic equations of motion were integrated using Godunov's computational scheme subject to appropriate boundary conditions. The actual combustion process was replaced by a simple heat-addition working fluid model developed by Strehlow and coworkers. The results yielded the fluid dynamic and thermodynamic fields associated with the propagation of the blast wave. Particular attention was concentrated in determining the blast parameters, i.e. peak overpressure and impluse, using the numerical calculations for various cloud geometries and flame velocities. A general acoustic monopole source theory was also used in determining the peak overpressure and impulse produced by the low velocity deflagration of non-spherical axisymmetric clouds. 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