An experimental investigation of the direct initiation of cylindrical detonations

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 480, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-24

  Radulescu, M I ^a   Higgins, A J ^a   Murray, S B ^b   Lee, J H S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CFB Suffield   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; DETONATION; PHOTOGRAPHY;

ENERGY DEPOSITION;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EXPLOSION;

EID: 0037431324     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002003154     Document Type: Article

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