On calibrating reaction rate laws using detonation shock dynamics

Authors:

  • Helte Andreas

Publish date: 2001-01-01

Report number: FOI-R--0151--SE

Pages: 14

Written in: English

Abstract

A computer code has been developed that solves the flow equations in the reaction zone between the leading shock front and the sonic plane for a detonating high explosive. The code is based on the Detonation Shock Dynamic theory, which is valid for weakly curved self-sustained detonations. From measured relations between the detonation velocity and shock curvature, a reaction rate law can be calibrated in an efficient way.