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Numerical Simulation of Deflagration to Detonation Transition in a Straight Duct: Effects of Energy Release and Detonation Stability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2015

Hua-Shu Dou ,
Zongmin Hu ,
Boo Cheong Khoo  and
Zonglin Jiang
Hua-Shu Dou*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Zongmin Hu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of High Temperature Gas Dynamics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
Boo Cheong Khoo
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore
Zonglin Jiang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of High Temperature Gas Dynamics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
*
*Corresponding author. Email: huashudou@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Numerical simulation based on the Euler equation and one-step reaction model is carried out to investigate the process of deflagration to detonation transition (DDT) occurring in a straight duct. The numerical method used includes a high resolution fifth-order weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) scheme for spatial discretization, coupled with a third order total variation diminishing Runge-Kutta time stepping method. In particular, effect of energy release on the DDT process is studied. The model parameters used are the heat release at q = 50,30,25,20,15,10 and 5, the specific heat ratio at 1.2, and the activation temperature at Ti = 15, respectively. For all the cases, the initial energy in the spark is about the same compared to the detonation energy at the Chapman-Jouguet (CJ) state. It is found from the simulation that the DDT occurrence strongly depends on the magnitude of the energy release. The run-up distance of DDT occurrence decreases with the increase of the energy release for q = 50 ~ 20, and increases with the increase of the energy release for q = 20 ~ 5. This phenomenon is found to be in agreement with the analysis of mathematical stability theory. It is suggested that the factors to strengthen the DDT would make the detonation more stable, and vice versa. Finally, it is concluded from the simulations that the interaction of the shock wave and the flame front is the main reason for leading to DDT.

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47.40.-x47.40.Rs47.70.FwNumerical simulationdetonationDDTenergy releaseduct
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Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics , Volume 6 , Issue 6 , December 2014 , pp. 718 - 731
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Copyright © Global-Science Press 2014

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