Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library, Vol.4 (eBook)

Preface 6
Contents 10
List of Contributors 14
1 Spray Detonation 15
1.1 Introduction 15
1.2 Laboratory Studies of Con.ned Spray Detonation 16
1.3 Detonation in Uncon.ned Fuel Sprays in Air 29
1.4 Chemical Initiation of Detonation 65
1.5 Detonation Propulsion Studies 73
1.6 Modelling of Spray Detonation and Explosive Liquid Dispersal 77
1.7 Concluding Remarks 87
References 91
2 Detonation of Gas–Particle Flow 100
2.1 Introduction 100
2.2 Detonation Theory of Gas–Particle Flow 103
2.3 Transition to Detonation 121
2.4 Detonation Structure 137
2.5 Quasi-Detonation in Tubes 144
2.6 Hybrid Detonation 147
2.7 Concluding Remarks 159
Appendix 160
A Two-Phase Fluid Dynamics Equations 160
B Equations of State 162
C Interphase Transfers 166
C.1 Mass Transfer 166
C.2 Momentum Transfer 169
C.3 Heat Transfer 171
C.4 Particle Number Change 172
Acknowledgements 174
References 174
3 Slurry Detonation 182
3.1 Introduction 182
3.2 Formulations of Slurry Explosives 185
3.3 Explosive Properties of Slurry Explosives 187
3.4 Models for Detonation Propagation in Slurry Explosives 209
3.5 Concluding Remarks 223
References 224
4 Detonation of Metalized Composite Explosives 230
4.1 Introduction 230
4.2 Detonation Velocity 232
4.3 Pressure and Temperature Time Histories 248
4.4 Acceleration Ability 264
4.5 Heat of Explosion 268
4.6 Nanocomposite Explosives 274
4.7 Concluding Remarks 288
Appendix 291
Acknowledgements 291
5 Shock-Induced Solid–Solid Reactions and Detonations 300
5.1 Introduction 300
5.2 Shock-Induced Solid–Solid Reactions 301
5.3 Shock-Induced Solid–Solid Detonation in Zinc–Sulfur Powders 309
5.4 Thermodynamic Fundamentals of Solid–Solid Detonation 313
References 323
6 Shock Ignition of Particles 328
6.1 Introduction 328
6.2 Ignition of Solid Particles 330
6.3 Ignition of Liquid Drops 360
6.4 Concluding Remarks 387
References 388
Index 398