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Initiation of detonation by a turbulent jet of combustion products has been studied in a detonation tube of 141 mm inner diameter. Jet formation techniques based on either a perforated plate or bursting membrane subjected to the impact of a stable detonation wave were utilized. Critical conditions of detonation initiation in hydrogen–air and hydrogen–oxygen–nitrogen mixtures have been found to depend on both the mixture sensitivity and the geometrical parameters of the arrangement.
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PACS 47.70.Fw; 82.33.Vx; 82.40.Fp
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Medvedev, S.P., Khomik, S.V., Olivier, H. et al. Hydrogen detonation and fast deflagration triggered by a turbulent jet of combustion products. Shock Waves 14, 193–203 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-005-0264-7
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