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The investigation of detonation initiated by the passage of a high speed body is presented. The following experiments are carried out for mixture of C2H2 + 2.5 O2 passed by a hemispherical or blunt cylinder with velocity ranging from 800 to 1400 m/s. A new mechanism of the transformation of shock waves to detonation waves is observed at near-critical regimes. The analytical correlation between the aerodynamical characteristics of high speed body and the physico-chemical parameters of explosive mixture is proposed as the initiation criterion of gaseous detonation. Analytical and experimental data agree well with each other.
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Vasiljev, A.A. Initiation of gaseous detonation by a high speed body. Shock Waves 3, 321–326 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01415830
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