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Title: Modeling and computation of deflagration-to-detonation transition in reactive granular materials

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5364932

In this paper, we present a multiphase flow model of the combustion of a gas-permeable reactive granular material. In particular, we focus on a model of the physical-chemical processes associated with the transition from deflagration to detonation in granular explosives and propellants. Two numerical strategies are discussed that are aimed toward multidimensional computations. Comparison of our results with experimental data for the explosives CP and HMX suggests that a thermodynamically consistent model can describe the flame spread processes associated with convective burning, compressive deflagration, and detonation.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5364932
Report Number(s):
SAND-85-0397C; CONF-8506169-1; ON: DE85016160
Resource Relation:
Conference: 17. AMS-SIAM summer seminar in applied mathematics, Ithaca, NY, USA, 30 Jun 1985; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English