Darrieus-landau and thermo-acoustic instabilities in closed vessel explosions

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1771-1802

  Al Shahrany, A S ^a   Bradley, D ^a   Lawes, M ^a   Liu, K ^a   Woolley, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic instabilities; Laminar; Thermo diffusive; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSION TESTING; HEAT LOSSES; MIXTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OSCILLATIONS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PRESSURE CONTROL;

CLOSED VESSEL EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSION BOMB; FLAME SPEED; MARKSTEIN NUMBERS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 33750341485     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200600788734     Document Type: Conference Paper

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