Autoignitions and detonations in engines and ducts

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 370, Issue 1960, 2012, Pages 689-714

  Bradley, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deflagration detonation transition; Knock; Octane number; Turbulent burning velocity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DUCTS; FLAME RESEARCH; PULSE DETONATION ENGINES; SHEAR WAVES;

AUTO-IGNITION; AUTOIGNITIONS; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED AUTOIGNITION; DEFLAGRATION-DETONATION TRANSITION; FLAME EXTINCTION; GASOLINE ENGINES; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOT SPOT; KNOCK; LAMINAR FLAME; OCTANE NUMBERS; PRESSURE PULSE; TRANSVERSE WAVES; TRIPLE POINTS; TURBULENT BURNING VELOCITIES; TURBULENT FLAME;

DETONATION;

EID: 84856514495     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2011.0367     Document Type: Article

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