[PDF][PDF] A universal parameter quantifying explosion hazards, detonability and hot spot formation: the χ number

MI Radulescu, GJ Sharpe… - ISFEH7 Proceedings of the …, 2013 - researchgate.net
The present review investigates the physical significance of the χ parameter introduced
earlier by the authors, defined as the product of the ratio of characteristic induction and …

Semi-confined layered kerosene/air two-phase detonations bounded by nitrogen gas

F Wang, C Weng, H Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
A two-dimensional numerical study is conducted on the semi-confined cellular detonations
propagating through a layer of two-phase kerosene/air reactant bounded by an inert gas. By …

Effect of acoustically absorbing wall tubes on the near-limit detonation propagation behaviors in a methane–oxygen mixture

B Zhang, H Liu, B Yan - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Methane (CH 4) is the main component of natural gas and produces less carbon dioxide for
each unit of heat released and more heat per unit mass than other hydrocarbon fuels, and it …

Hydrogen explosion and detonation mitigation by water sprays: A mini review

Y Xu, H Zhang - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen, as a promising energy vector, can cause an explosion or even a detonation due
to its unique physical and chemical properties. Water spray is an ideal mitigant for …

[HTML][HTML] On the nature of transverse waves in marginal hydrogen detonation simulations using boundary layer loss modeling and detailed chemistry

J Smith, C Schmitt, Q Xiao, B Maxwell - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Historically, it has been a challenge to simulate the experimentally observed cellular
structures and marginal behavior of multi-dimensional, thin-channel hydrogen detonations …

AIP conference proceedings

NN Fedorova, MA Goldfeld, SA Valger - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2020 - elibrary.ru
In the paper, the results of numerical modeling are presented of the 3D turbulent flows in a
channel with backward-facing step, and argon jets injected into the supersonic crossflow …

A detonation paradox: Why inviscid detonation simulations predict the incorrect trend for the role of instability in gaseous cellular detonations?

MI Radulescu - Combustion and Flame, 2018 - Elsevier
Experiments conducted over the past several decades have shown that the cellular structure
of detonations is responsible for enhancing the detonability of gaseous detonations in the …

On the role of transverse detonation waves in the re-establishment of attenuated detonations in methane–oxygen

G Floring, M Peswani, B Maxwell - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
This investigation concerns the problem of detonation attenuation in stoichiometric methane-
oxygen and its re-establishment following its interaction with obstacles, using high resolution …

Numerical investigation on the interaction characteristics between the gaseous detonation wave and the water droplet

S Xu, X Jin, W Fan, H Wen, B Wang - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the interaction characteristics between the gaseous detonation and the water
droplet are numerically investigated, utilizing a modified compressible two-phase flow model …

Chapman–Jouguet deflagrations and their transition to detonation

M Saif, W Wang, A Pekalski, M Levin… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - Elsevier
We study experimentally fast flames and their transition to detonation for five different
hydrocarbons, namely methane, ethane, ethylene, acetylene, and propane with oxygen as …