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Thermo-chemical analyses of steady detonation wave using the Shock and Detonation Toolbox in Cantera

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We describe the implementation of several thermo-chemical analyses in Cantera and the Shock and Detonation Toolbox (SDT), that can be employed to investigate the chemical dynamics of planar steady detonation. A MATLAB graphical user interface has also been developed to post-process the data provided by the detonation codes. These utilities will be made available on request and in the future releases of the SDT.

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  1. Center for Combustion Energy, School of Vehicle and Mobility, State Key Laboratory for Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, 30 Shuang Qing Road, Beijing, 100084, China

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Li, Z., Weng, Z. & Mével, R. Thermo-chemical analyses of steady detonation wave using the Shock and Detonation Toolbox in Cantera. Shock Waves 32, 759–762 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-022-01107-0

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