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Influence of Water Sprays on Explosion Development in Fuel-Air Mixtures

G. O. THOMAS Department of Physics, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 3BZ, U.K
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A. JONES Department of Physics, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 3BZ, U.K
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M. J. EDWARDS Department of Physics, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 3BZ, U.K
Pages 47-61 | Received 05 Jul 1990, Accepted 06 May 1991, Published online: 06 Apr 2007

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