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Ignition and combustion of organic dusts in shock waves

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Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves, 20 (5): 500-506 (September 1984)Translated from Fizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 29–35, September–October, 1984..
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00782237

Abstract

Recent research on the ignition of dust behind a shock wave, initiation of detonation combustion by shock waves, and the detonation of dust-gas mixtures is reviewed, with emphasis on organic dust. It is shown that organic dusts are easily ignited and can detonate in mixtures with air. Readily inflammable dusts detonate even inside small-diameter pipes. The length of the reaction zone in the detonation wave is greater than in the case of gas mixtures, and the combustion time at the detonation front is less than 1 ms. It is estimated that wall losses in the case of detonation in thin pipes are approximately 5 percent of the total heat of combustion.

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