Detonation

  • What is the propagation mechanism for a detonation?
  • Sketch and label the Rayleigh line and the Rankine-Hugoniot curves
    • Label the axes.
    • Include the five regions and name them.
    • Show the origin, the Chapman Jouget points.
    • Show the locations where detonations and deflagrations normally occur.
  • What is the Mach number in the products of most detonations?
  • In a detonation, how does the velocity of the products compare to the velocity of the reactants (more, less, or same)?
  • In a detonation, how does the pressure of the products compare to the pressure of the reactants (more, less, or same)?