ISSN:
0271-2091
Keywords:
Method of Characteristics
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Reactive Flows
;
Blast Waves
;
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Using the ability of the method of characteristics to evaluate shock fronts in an accurate manner, a formulation is presented which incorporates the effect of rapid exothermic chemical reactions in the flow. The formulation is applied to the computation of the unsteady reactive flow field behind a cylindrial expanding blast wave propagating in a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. Details of the computational procedure are described. Results are presented for a sample problem and compared with those for the non-reactive case to illustrate the influence of chemical reactions.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fld.1650041006