Use of chemical kinetics to predict critical parameters of gaseous detonations

Computational modeling of chemical kinetics of fuel oxidation under conditions similar to those encountered in detonation waves is described. Sample applications to predicting critical detonation parameters are described, including lean and rich limits to detonation in linear tubes, direct initiation of unconfined spherical detonations by means of high explosive charges or by transition from a linear tube, and kinetic inhibition of detonation.