The effect of chain initiation reaction on the stability of gaseous detonations

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1701-1736

  Mazaheri, K ^a   Hashemi, S A ^a,b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chain branching; Chemical kinetics; Detonation; Initiation; Instability; Numerical

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHAIN INITIATION REACTION; GASEOUS DETONATIONS; UNBURNED POCKETS;

DETONATION;

EID: 34547244034     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200701259916     Document Type: Article

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