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Combustion Hotspots of Energetic Condensed Systems

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The conditions of occurrence, nature, size, and shape of combustion hotspots of energetic condensed systems and the spatial dynamics of the hotspot combustion wave are discussed. A model for the propagation of hotspot combustion waves in condensed systems is briefly described based on the cellular automata method. A possible explanation for the occurrence of unsteady effects in the combustion of solid rocket propellants is proposed.

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Mikhailov, Y.M., Kalmykov, Y.B. & Aleshin, V.V. Combustion Hotspots of Energetic Condensed Systems. Combust Explos Shock Waves 55, 661–670 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010508219060054

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