The physics, chemistry and dynamics of explosions

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

Volumn 370, Issue 1960, 2012, Pages 534-543

  Oran, Elaine S ^a   Williams, Forman A ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrophysical explosions; Deflagration; Deflagration to detonation transition; Detonation; Explosion; Turbulent reacting flows

Indexed keywords

DETONATION;

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; DEFLAGRATION; DEFLAGRATION TO DETONATION TRANSITION; RESEARCH PROBLEMS; TURBULENT REACTING FLOWS;

EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 84856545972     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2011.0385     Document Type: Review

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