Direct initiation of detonation with a multi-step reaction scheme

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 476, Issue , 2003, Pages 179-211

  Ng, Hoi Dick ^a   Lee, John H S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; COMBUSTION; IGNITION; MIXTURES; REACTION KINETICS;

CRITICAL INITIATION ENERGY;

DETONATION;

COMBUSTION; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SHOCK WAVE;

EID: 0037428870     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002002872     Document Type: Article

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