Detonation Wave Propagation in Combustible Particle/Air Mixture with Variable Particle Density Distributions

Abstract

Abstract—A mathematical model is presented describing a physical system of detonation waves propagating in a solid particle/air mixture with a wide range of solid phase concentrations. The mathematical model was solved numerically using the Second Order Godunov method, and numerical solutions were validated for detonation waves propagating in mixtures with concentrations of solid phase from 0.75 kg/m₃ to 1000 kg/m. Numerical solution was obtained for detonation waves propagating in a system consisting of clouds with a small concentration of particles and a ground layer in which solid particle densities are three orders of magnitude larger than in the cloud. Three different particle concentration distributions in the ground layer were simulated and compared in terms of detonation wave structure and parameters.

keywords:

• detonation wave
• two-phase flow
• numerical simulation