Chemical-reaction-zone lengths in condensed-phase explosives

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 4143-4149

  Engelke, Ray ^a   Sheffield, Stephen A ^a   Stacy, Howard L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETONATION; EXPLOSIVES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

LATERAL CHARGE SIZE; NITROMETHANE-BASED EXPLOSIVES; STEADY-STATE DETONATION;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

PHYSICS;

EID: 8844219815     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1804552     Document Type: Article

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