Detonation: Theory and Experiment
Detonation, as the authors point out, differs from other forms of combustion "in that all the important energy transfer is by mass flow in strong compression waves, with negligible contributions from other processes like heat conduction." Experiments have shown that these waves have a complex transverse structure, and have puzzled scientists by yielding some results that are at odds with the theoretical predictions.
This newly corrected edition of a classic in its field serves as a comprehensive review of both experiments and theories of detonation ― focusing on the steady (i.e. time-independent), fully developed detonation wave, rather than on the initiation or failure of detonation. After an introductory chapter the authors explore the "simple theory," including the Zeldovich–von Newmann–Doering model, and experimental tests of the simple theory. The chapters that follow cover flow in a reactive medium, steady detonation, the nonsteady solution, and the structure of the detonation front. The authors have succeeded in making the detailed, difficult theoretical work more accessible by working out a number of simple cases for illustration.
The original edition of this book influenced many other scientists to pursue theories and experiments in detonation physics. This new, corrected edition will be welcomed by physicists, chemists, engineers, and anyone interested in understanding the phenomenon of detonation. 1979 edition.
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Detonation: Theory and Experiment
Detonation, as the authors point out, differs from other forms of combustion "in that all the important energy transfer is by mass flow in strong compression waves, with negligible contributions from other processes like heat conduction." Experiments have shown that these waves have a complex transverse structure, and have puzzled scientists by yielding some results that are at odds with the theoretical predictions.
This newly corrected edition of a classic in its field serves as a comprehensive review of both experiments and theories of detonation ― focusing on the steady (i.e. time-independent), fully developed detonation wave, rather than on the initiation or failure of detonation. After an introductory chapter the authors explore the "simple theory," including the Zeldovich–von Newmann–Doering model, and experimental tests of the simple theory. The chapters that follow cover flow in a reactive medium, steady detonation, the nonsteady solution, and the structure of the detonation front. The authors have succeeded in making the detailed, difficult theoretical work more accessible by working out a number of simple cases for illustration.
The original edition of this book influenced many other scientists to pursue theories and experiments in detonation physics. This new, corrected edition will be welcomed by physicists, chemists, engineers, and anyone interested in understanding the phenomenon of detonation. 1979 edition.
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Detonation, as the authors point out, differs from other forms of combustion "in that all the important energy transfer is by mass flow in strong compression waves, with negligible contributions from other processes like heat conduction." Experiments have shown that these waves have a complex transverse structure, and have puzzled scientists by yielding some results that are at odds with the theoretical predictions.
This newly corrected edition of a classic in its field serves as a comprehensive review of both experiments and theories of detonation ― focusing on the steady (i.e. time-independent), fully developed detonation wave, rather than on the initiation or failure of detonation. After an introductory chapter the authors explore the "simple theory," including the Zeldovich–von Newmann–Doering model, and experimental tests of the simple theory. The chapters that follow cover flow in a reactive medium, steady detonation, the nonsteady solution, and the structure of the detonation front. The authors have succeeded in making the detailed, difficult theoretical work more accessible by working out a number of simple cases for illustration.
The original edition of this book influenced many other scientists to pursue theories and experiments in detonation physics. This new, corrected edition will be welcomed by physicists, chemists, engineers, and anyone interested in understanding the phenomenon of detonation. 1979 edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780486414560
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 01/14/2011
Series: Dover Books on Physics
Edition description: Unabridged
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface to the Dover Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction
1A. History
1B. Plan of the Book
The Simple Theory
2A. The Simplest Theory
1. Conservation Laws
2. D-Discussion
3. Piston Problem
2B. Application of the Simplest Theory; Product Equations of State
1. Equations of State Without Explicit Chemistry
2. Equations of State With Explicit Chemistry
3. Kamlet's Short Method
4. Quasistatic Cycle for Detonations
5. Overview
2C. The Zeldovich-von Neumann-Doering Model
1. Example 1: Gas
2. Example 2: Solid
Appendix 2A. Formulas for Detonation in a Polytropic Gas
Experimental Tests of the Simple Theory
3A. Gases
1. Experiment
2. Discussion
3B. Solids and Liquids
1. Theory
2. Experiment
Flow in a Reactive Medium
4A. The Model
1. Chemical Reactions
2. Equation of State and Rate
3. Equations of Motion
4. Other Forms of the Equations of Motion
5. Steady Solutions
6. The Shock-Change Equation
4B. Material Properties
1. The Polytropic Gas
2. Binary Mixture of Different Polytropic Gases
4C. Representative Flows
1. Flow Without Reaction
2. Reaction Without Flow
3. Sound Waves in a Reactive Mixture
4. Shock Wave in a Reactive Mixture
5. Rarefaction Wave in a Reactive Mixture
Appendix 4A. Chemical Reaction Equations
Appendix 4B. Temperature from Internal Energy
Appendix 4C. Equations of Motion for Slab, Cylinder, and Sphere Symmetry
Appendix 4D. Frozen and Equilibrium Sound Speeds and sigma
Appendix 4E. Shock-Change Equations
Steady Detonation
5A. One Reaction, sigma > 0
1. Properties at Fixed Composition
2. Properties at Equilibrium Composition
3. Detonation with One Irreversible Reaction
4, Detonation with One Reversible Reaction
5. Magnitude of the Effects of Reversibility
6. A Realistic Example: Hydrogen/Oxygen
5B. Two Irreversible Reactions
1. Both Reactions Exothermic
2. Second Reaction Endothermic (Eigenvalue Detonation)
5C. One Irreversible Reaction with a Mole Decrement (Pathological Detonation)
5D. Two Reversible Reactions
1. The lambda-plane
2. D-discussion
3. The Piston Problem
4. Examples
5E. More Than Two Reactions
5F. Inclusion of Transport Effects
5G. Slightly Divergent Flow
1. The Steady-Flow Equations
2. Approximation for the Radial Derivative
3. A Simple-Example—Irreversible Reaction in an Ideal Gas
4. Effect of Chemical Equilibrium (Reversible Reaction)
5. The General Case
7. Applications and Results
The Nonsteady Solution
6A. Stability Theory
1. General Theory
2. The Square-Wave Detonation
3. Results
4. Shock Stability
6B. Approximate Theories
1. Nonlinear Perturbation Theory
2. Geometrical Acoustics
3. One-Dimensional Oscillation in the Square-Wave Detonation
6C. Finite-Difference Calculations
1. One dimension
2. Two dimensions
Structure of the Front
7A. Overview
1. An Intuitive Picture
2. The Triple Point
3. The Simplest Regular Structure
4. Experimental Methods
5. Calculations
7B. Macroscopic Properties
1. Structures
2. Spacing and Acoustic Coupling
3. The Transverse Wave
4. The Sonic surface
7C. Details of Structure
1. Marginal Detonation in a round Rube (Single Spin)
2. Marginal Detonation in Rectangular Tubes
3. Ordinary Detonation
7D. Comparison of Theory and Experiment
1. Onset of Instability
2. Fast Gallop
3. Cell Size
7E. Liquids and Solids
1. Differences from Gases
2. Light Confinement
3. Heavy Confinement
4. Discussion
Appendix 7A. Interpretation of Smear-Camera Photographs
Bibliography; Index
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