Experimental investigation on the detonability of non-uniform gaseous mixtures

Shock Waves

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 363-376

  Sochet, I ^a,b   Lamy, T ^b   Brossard, J ^b  

^a Lab Energetique Explosions Struct   (France)

^b Lab Energetique Explosions Struct   (France)

Author keywords

Cloud diffusion; Explosion; Hydrogen; Propane; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005110431     PISSN: 09381287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001930000066     Document Type: Article

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