The gas dynamics of explosions / John H. S. Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, John H. S., 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explosives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Explosions, and the non-steady shock propagation associated with them, continue to interest researchers working in different fields of physics and engineering (such as astrophysics and fusion). Based on the author's course in shock dynamics, this book describes the various analytical methods developed to determine non-steady shock propagation. These methods offer a simple alternative to the direct numerical integration of the Euler equations and offer a better insight into the physics of the problem. Professor Lee presents the subject systematically and in a style that is accessible to graduate students and researchers working in shock dynamics, combustion, high-speed aerodynamics, propulsion and related topics.

Contents:

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Basic Equations; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Thermodynamics; 1.3 Conservation Equations; 1.4 Characteristic Equations; 1.5 Acoustic Waves; 1.6 Acoustic Radiation from a Spherical Expanding Piston; 1.7 Waves of Finite Amplitude; 1.8 The Piston Problem; 1.9 Shock Waves; 1.10 Detonation and Deflagration Waves; 2 Weak Shock Theory; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Properties of Weak Shocks; 2.3 Chandrasekhar's Solution; 2.4 Oswatitsch's Solution; 2.5 Friedrichs' Theory; 2.6 Decay of a Piston Driven Shock ; 2.7 Whitham's Theory

3 Shock Propagation in a Non-uniform Cross-sectional Area Tube3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Chester's Theory; 3.3 Chisnell's Theory; 3.4 Whitham's Theory; 4 Blast Wave Theory; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Basic Equations; 4.3 The Energy Integral; 4.4 Integrals of the Similarity Equations; 4.5 Closed Form Solution for Blasts; 4.6 Properties of the Constant Energy Solution; 4.7 Variable Energy Blasts; 5 Homentropic Explosions; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Shock Tube Problem; 5.3 Propagation of Chapman-Jouguet Detonations; 5.4 Piston Driven Explosion; 6 The Snow-Plow Approximation; 6.1 Introduction

6.2 Basic Equations6.3 Constant Energy Blast Waves; 6.4 Explosion of a Finite Spherical Charge; 6.5 Piston Driven Explosions; 7 The Brinkley-Kirkwood Theory; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Basic Equations; 7.3 The Energy Integral; 7.4 The Fourth Equation; 7.5 The Shock Decay Equation; 7.6 The Asymptotic Weak Shock Regime; 7.7 Explosion of a Pressurized Sphere; 8 Non-similar Solutions for Finite Strength Blast Waves; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Basic Formulation; 8.3 Perturbation Solution; 8.4 Quasi-similar Solution; 8.5 Integral Method; 9 Implosions; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Implosions

9.3 Solution in the State Plane9.4 Shock Propagation in a Non-uniform Density Medium; 9.5 The Sharp Blow Problem; 9.6 Exact Solution for γ = 1.4; 9.7 Determination of A; 9.8 Converging Blast Waves; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-59157-3

1-316-59259-6

1-316-59276-6

1-5231-0399-X

1-316-59293-6

1-316-59310-X

1-316-59378-9

1-316-22692-1