ISSN:
1432-2153
Keywords:
Key words:Cellular structure, Reignition, Detonation, Numerical simulation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
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Technology
Notes:
Abstract. We present two-dimensional numerical simulations of the transmission of detonation from a rectangular channel into a larger volume. The simulations solve the Euler equations on a Cartesian grid using the method of Flux-Corrected Transport for the fluid equations and a two-step induction parameter model for the chemistry. We simulate detonation in a H $_2$ /O $_2$ /Ar mixture and use sufficient grid resolution to resolve the cellular structure of the detonation. When a planar detonation front without a resolved cellular structure expands into the larger volume, the reaction front separates from the shockfront and the detonation fails. When the planar front is perturbed to induce a quasi-regular cellular structure in the detonation, it again initially begins to fail, but now the presence of the transverse waves leads to reignition of the detonation in the larger volume. The form of this reignition shows striking similarities to the reignition of detonation which has been seen experimentally in H $_2$ /O $_2$ mixtures. We describe this reignition mechanism in detail, and also investigate the dependence of the reignition on the number of cells in the detonation front.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001930050028
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