Conditions for Spherical Detonation in Hydrogen-Oxygen Mixture

Authors

  • M. M. Polatayko -

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe58.10.0962

Keywords:

gas dynamics, a strong point explosion, blast, detonation, the system of Hugoniot equations, Semenov formula, Chapman–Jouguet regime, hydrogen-oxygen mixture, Haber scheme, Lewis scheme, kinetics of chemical reactions

Abstract

Initial detonation conditions required for fast chemical reactions to take place at the front of a spherical explosive wave have been determined. A simple relation describing the critical detonation temperature for various pressures in the hydrogen-oxygen mixture was obtained. Using the known formulas for a shock transition, the critical temperature was coupled with the initial conditions in a static environment, such as the pressure, temperature, and hydrogen content in the mixture.

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Published

2018-10-11

How to Cite

Polatayko, M. M. (2018). Conditions for Spherical Detonation in Hydrogen-Oxygen Mixture. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 58(10), 962. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe58.10.0962

Issue

Section

Plasmas and gases