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The classical methods of initiating detonation in a volume of a reacting mixture have been studied in sufficient detail but they are not always suitable for practical purposes. This paper studies the effect of different stages of the deflagration-to-detonation transition in a small-diameter tube on the efficiency of initiation of gaseous detonation in transmission to a semiconfined volume. The methods of initiation described in this paper are important for assessing the risk of fire and explosion in household use and especially in industries.
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Translated from Fizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 84–91, May–June, 2011.
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Krivosheev, P.N., Penyaz’kov, O.G. Reducing the critical pressure of detonation initiation in transmission to a semiconfined volume. Combust Explos Shock Waves 47, 323–329 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010508211030099
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