A review on Shock tubes with multitudinous applications

GS Balan, SA Raj - International journal of impact engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Shock tubes simulate jet aerodynamics and investigate the behavior of high-temperature
materials, which has significantly evolved since 1899. This article examines the changes in …

A review of diaphragmless shock tubes for interdisciplinary applications

S Janardhanraj, SK Karthick, A Farooq - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shock tubes have emerged as an effective tool for applications in various fields of research
and technology. The conventional mode of shock tube operation employs a frangible …

An experimental and theoretical study of the high temperature reactions of the four butyl radical isomers

JB Randazzo, R Sivaramakrishnan… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The high temperature gas phase chemistry of the four butyl radical isomers (n-butyl, sec-
butyl, iso-butyl, and tert-butyl) was investigated in a combined experimental and theoretical …

High-Temperature Dissociation of Neopentanol: Shock Tube/Photoionization Mass Spectrometry Studies

C Banyon, RS Tranter - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2023 - ACS Publications
The pyrolysis mechanism of 2, 2-dimethylpropan-1-ol (neopentanol) has been investigated
at high temperatures (1128–1401K) and high pressures (5 and 15 bar). The experiments …

Pyrolysis of ethanol studied in a new high-repetition-rate shock tube coupled to synchrotron-based double imaging photoelectron/photoion coincidence spectroscopy

S Nagaraju, RS Tranter, FEC Ardila, S Abid… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shock tube techniques for kinetic studies are continuously evolving driven by advances in
kinetic modeling and detection techniques. An innovative category of shock tubes has been …

Methane and n-hexane ignition in a newly developed diaphragmless shock tube

J Subburaj, TA Kashif, A Farooq - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Shock tubes have been routinely used to generate reliable chemical kinetic data for gas-
phase chemistry. The conventional diaphragm-rupture mode for shock tube operation …

Temporally and spatially resolved X-ray densitometry in a shock tube

RA Shaik, AL Kastengren, RS Tranter, PT Lynch - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
Gas densities were measured by x-ray absorption spectroscopy to examine spatial
inhomogeneity in density behind incident and reflected shock waves in a miniature (12.7 …

On the Interpretation and Correlation of High‐Temperature Ignition Delays in Reactors with Varying Thermodynamic Conditions

M Tao, A Laich, P Lynch, P Zhao - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ignition delay time (IDT) is a useful global metric for fuel performance screening and a major
target for kinetic modeling. Measurements of IDT are conceptually straightforward; however …

Development of a novel miniature detonation-driven shock tube assembly that uses in situ generated oxyhydrogen mixture

S Janardhanraj, G Jagadeesh - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
A novel concept to generate miniature shockwaves in a safe, repeatable, and controllable
manner in laboratory confinements using an in situ oxyhydrogen generator has been …

Solenoid actuated driver valve for high repetition rate shock tubes

RS Tranter, T Sikes - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
A high speed, high pressure solenoid actuated valve has been developed for use as a driver
section for automated shock tubes. The valve is based on a prior design, and significant …