Simulation of deflagration-to-detonation transition in premixed CH 4-air in large-scale channels with obstacles

47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kessler, D A ^a   Gamezo, V N ^a   Oran, E S ^a   Zipf, R K ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL GEOMETRY; CHEMICAL MODEL; DEFLAGRATION TO DETONATION TRANSITION; DETONATION WAVES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLAME PROPAGATION; HYDROGEN-AIR MIXTURE; IGNITION POINTS; LAMINAR FLAME; METHANE-AIR; MODEL PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PREMIXED; PROPAGATION REGIMES; QUASI-DETONATION; REACTION MECHANISM; SINGLE-STEP; STRONG SHOCK WAVES; UNBURNED FUEL;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; METHANE; SHOCK WAVES;

DETONATION;

EID: 78549240555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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