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An experimental study of the influence of low concentration particle suspensions on the propagation of detonation waves in a combustible gaseous mixture is presented. In all cases the particles have an effect on the propagation of the detonation but at certain concentrations, both with inert and combustible particles, a zone of reduced pressure is observed following the detonation front. At the end of this zone there is a sharp pressure increase, which, in some instances, resembles a second shock or detonation front. The paper considers the possible origins of this second pressure rise.
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Communicated by K. Takayama
Received: 17 August 2000, Accepted: 3 October 2002, Published online: 11 July 2003
R.O. Carvel: Present address: Department ofCivil and Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University,Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
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Carvel, R., Thomas, G. & Brown, C. Some observations of detonation propagation through a gas containing dust particles in suspension. Shock Waves 13, 83–89 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-003-0190-5
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