Effect of a nanosecond gas discharge on deflagration to detonation transition

Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-204

  Zhukov, V P ^a   Starikovskii, A Yu ^a  

^a MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Detonation; Detonation initiation; Gradient mechanism; Nonequilibrium plasma

Indexed keywords

DEFLAGRATION; DETONATION INITIATION; DETONATION TRANSITION; FLAME PROPAGATION REGIMES; GRADIENT MECHANISM; NANOSECOND GAS DISCHARGE; NONEQUILIBRIUM PLASMA;

CARBON; COMBUSTION; DETONATION; GLOW DISCHARGES; MIXTURES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33645576884     PISSN: 00105082     EISSN: 15738345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10573-006-0038-2     Document Type: Article

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