Numéro
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 05, Numéro C4, Mai 1995
Approches microscopique et macroscopique des détonations
2ème atelier international
Page(s) C4-37 - C4-47
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1995403
Approches microscopique et macroscopique des détonations
2ème atelier international

J. Phys. IV France 05 (1995) C4-37-C4-47

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1995403

An Evaluation of Detonation Models

D.C. Swift and S.J. White

AWE Aldermaston, Reading RG7 4PR, U.K.


Abstract
Detonation models of practical use for large explosive systems have been evaluated against experimental data obtained by AWE. The models considered were Chapman-Jouguet, Whitham-Bdzil-Lambourn and Zeldovich-Neumann-Doering. The experimental data included measurements of detonation wave propagation in various geometries of explosive, pressure and initiation properties. The ZND model performs well over the widest range of problems, but not perfectly. It is not clear whether any shortcomings are from a deficiency in the theory, inadequate attention to its constituent equations of state and reaction rates, or inadequate experimental data.



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