The detonation phenomenon

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Personal Author:

Lee, John H. S., 1938-

Publication Information:

London : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Physical Description:

xii, 388 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

ISBN:

9780521897235

Subject Term:

Detonation waves

Detonation waves -- Computer simulation

Explosives

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This book introduces the detonation phenomenon in explosives. It is ideal for engineers and graduate students with a background in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. The material is mostly qualitative, aiming to illustrate the physical aspects of the phenomenon. Classical idealized theories of detonation waves are presented first. These permit detonation speed, gas properties ahead of and behind the detonation wave, and the distribution of fluid properties within the detonation wave itself to be determined. Subsequent chapters describe in detail the real unstable structure of a detonation wave. One-, two-, and three-dimensional computer simulations are presented along with experimental results using various experimental techniques. The important effects of confinement and boundary conditions and their influence on the propagation of a detonation are also discussed. The final chapters cover the various ways detonation waves can be formed and provide a review of the outstanding problems and future directions in detonation research.

Preface	p. xi
1 Introduction	p. 1
1.1 Deflagrations and Detonations	p. 1
1.2 Discovery of the Detonation Phenomenon	p. 4
1.3 Chapman-Jouguet Theory	p. 5
1.4 The Detonation Structure	p. 7
1.5 Dynamics of the Detonation Products	p. 10
1.6 Stability of the Detonation Front	p. 11
1.7 Influence of Boundary Conditions	p. 12
1.8 Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition (DDT)	p. 15
1.9 Direct Initiation	p. 17
1.10 Outstanding Problems	p. 19
Bibliography	p. 22
2 Gasdynamic Theory of Detonations and Deflagrations	p. 26
2.1 Introduction	p. 26
2.2 Basic Equations	p. 27
2.3 Rayleigh Line and Hugoniot Curve	p. 29
2.4 The Tangency (Chapman-Jouguet) Solutions	p. 32
2.5 Entropy Variation along the Hugoniot Curve	p. 35
2.6 Downstream Flow Conditions	p. 36
2.7 The Chapman-Jouguet Criterion	p. 38
2.8 Rankine-Hugoniot Relations	p. 42
2.9 Deflagrations	p. 46
2.10 Closing Remarks	p. 50
Bibliography	p. 52
3 Dynamics of Detonation Products	p. 53
3.1 Introduction	p. 53
3.2 Basic Equations	p. 54
3.3 Diverging Cylindrical and Spherical CJ Detonations	p. 57
3.4 Piston Motion behind Diverging Detonations	p. 59
3.5 Diverging Detonations in a Nonuniform Medium	p. 65
3.6 Closing Remarks	p. 71
Bibliography	p. 72
4 Laminar Structure of Detonations	p. 73
4.1 Introduction	p. 73
4.2 The ZND Structure for an Ideal Gas	p. 75
4.3 Pathological Detonations	p. 83
4.4 Nonideal Detonations	p. 89
4.5 Closing Remarks	p. 95
Bibliography	p. 97
5 Unstable Detonations: Numerical Description	p. 98
5.1 Introduction	p. 98
5.2 Linear Stability Analysis	p. 99
5.3 Normal-Mode Linear Analysis	p. 99
5.4 Asymptotic Modeling of Unstable Detonation	p. 101
5.5 High Activation Energy and the Newtonian Limit	p. 102
5.6 Asymptotic Analysis of Multidimensional Instabilities and Cell Spacing Prediction	p. 103
5.7 Asymptotic Limit of Large Overdrive	p. 105
5.8 Asymptotic Limit of Weak Heat Release	p. 105
5.9 Direct Numerical Simulation of Unstable Detonation	p. 106
5.10 One-Dimensional Instability (One-Step Reaction Rate Model)	p. 108
5.11 Effect of Chemistry on Stability	p. 118
5.12 Two-Dimensional Cellular Instability	p. 128
5.13 Closing Remarks	p. 139
Bibliography	p. 141
6 Unstable Detonations: Experimental Observations	p. 147
6.1 Introduction	p. 147
6.2 The Spinning Detonation Phenomenon	p. 148
6.3 The Manson-Taylor-Fay-Chu Acoustic Theory of Spinning Detonation	p. 152
6.4 Structure of the Spinning Detonation Front	p. 157
6.5 Multiheaded Detonations	p. 170
6.6 Cellular Structure in Other Geometries	p. 178
6.7 Cell Size and Chemistry	p. 194
6.8 Closing Remarks	p. 199
Bibliography	p. 201
7 Influence of Boundary Conditions	p. 204
7.1 Introduction	p. 204
7.2 Velocity Deficit	p. 205
7.3 Detonations in Rough-Walled Tubes	p. 214
7.4 Acoustically Absorbing Walls	p. 227
7.5 Detonation Limits	p. 235
7.6 Closing Remarks	p. 245
Bibliography	p. 247
8 Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition	p. 250
8.1 Introduction	p. 250
8.2 Gasdynamics of Deflagration Waves	p. 252
8.3 Salient Features of the Transition Phenomenon	p. 258
8.4 Flame Acceleration Mechanisms	p. 262
8.5 Onset of Detonation	p. 277
8.6 Criterion for Transition from Deflagration to Detonation	p. 286
8.7 Closing Remarks	p. 293
Bibliography	p. 295
9 Direct Initiation of Detonations	p. 297
9.1 Introduction	p. 297
9.2 Blast Initiation (Experimental Observations)	p. 299
9.3 Numerical Simulation of Blast Initiation	p. 314
9.4 The Critical Tube Diameter	p. 327
9.5 Other Means of Direct Initiation	p. 339
9.6 Theory of Blast Initiation	p. 349
9.7 The SWACER Mechanism	p. 360
9.8 Closing Remarks	p. 368
Bibliography	p. 370
Epilogue	p. 373
Index	p. 377

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