Comments on explosion problems for hydrogen safety

HD Ng, JHS Lee - Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 2008 - Elsevier
The future widespread use of hydrogen as an energy carrier brings in safety issues that
have to be addressed before public acceptance can be achieved. The prediction of the …

Detonation in gases

JE Shepherd - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2009 - Elsevier
We review recent progress in gaseous detonation experiment, modeling, and simulation. We
focus on the propagating detonation wave as a fundamental combustion process. The …

Theoretical prediction model and experimental investigation of detonation limits in combustible gaseous mixtures

B Zhang, H Liu - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Propagation limits in gaseous detonation are an important problem in industrial chemical
processes due to safety protections and precautions. Propagation limits are also of great …

Numerical study on transition structures of oblique detonations with expansion wave from finite-length cowl

GX Xiang, X Gao, WJ Tang, XZ Jie, X Huang - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The oblique detonation wave (ODW) triggered by a semi-infinite cowl or wedge has been
widely studied, but the effects of finite-length cowls require further clarification to enhance …

The effect of instability of detonation on the propagation modes near the limits in typical combustible mixtures

B Zhang, H Liu, Y Li - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
At the near-limit conditions, the behavior of detonation propagation manifests unstable
modes; those modes are classified into three types, ie, steady mode, fluctuation mode and …

Isolating the effect of induction length on detonation structure: Hydrogen–oxygen detonation promoted by ozone

J Crane, X Shi, AV Singh, Y Tao, H Wang - Combustion and Flame, 2019 - Elsevier
The effect of ignition promoters on H 2 single bondO 2 detonation structure was evaluated
with one-dimensional ZND calculations and experimental detonation cell measurements …

The hydrodynamic structure of unstable cellular detonations

MI Radulescu, GJ Sharpe, CK Law… - Journal of Fluid …, 2007 - cambridge.org
The study analyses the cellular reaction zone structure of unstable methane–oxygen
detonations, which are characterized by large hydrodynamic fluctuations and unreacted …

Effects of inflow Mach number on oblique detonation initiation with a two-step induction-reaction kinetic model

P Yang, H Teng, Z Jiang, HD Ng - Combustion and Flame, 2018 - Elsevier
Oblique detonations induced by two-dimensional, semi-infinite wedges are simulated by
solving numerically the reactive Euler equations with a two-step induction-reaction kinetic …

[PDF][PDF] A universal parameter quantifying explosion hazards, detonability and hot spot formation: the χ number

MI Radulescu, GJ Sharpe… - ISFEH7 Proceedings of the …, 2013 - researchgate.net
The present review investigates the physical significance of the χ parameter introduced
earlier by the authors, defined as the product of the ratio of characteristic induction and …

Numerical study of wedge-induced oblique detonations in unsteady flow

P Yang, HD Ng, H Teng - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2019 - cambridge.org
Oblique detonation waves (ODWs) have been studied widely to facilitate their employment
in hypersonic propulsion, but the effects of continuous unsteady inflow have never been …