Assessment of safety and risk with a microscopic model of detonation. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Microscopic model of detonation
• Further Information: Note: By Carl-Otto Leiber ; edited by Brigitta Dobratz.
• Other Names: Leiber, Carl-Otto; Dobratz, Brigitta
• Contents: Prologue. I. Shortcomings in the macroscopic plane-wave model of detonation. II. Impedance mirror photography of H. Dean Mallory. III. Pressure generating mechanis. IV. Equations. V. Pressure sources for modeling. VI. Rayleigh's bubble model. VII. Losses by volume variations. VIII. Variety of initiation modes by bubbles. IX. Various approaches to describe bubble dynamic phenomena. X. Sensitivity testing. XI. Low- (LVD) and slow-velocity detonation (SVD) of liquid explosives. XII. Low velocity detonation of solid explosives. XIII. Case histories. XIV. Dipole scattering. XV. Finite shock rise. XVI. Void precursors. XVII. Alterations of hugoniots by bubble flow. XVIII. Critical dimensions. XIX. Critical diameter(s) of nitromethane (NM). XX. Smooth and rough pressure fronts, dark waves and DDT. XXI. Shock tubes. XXII. Detonation phenomena in charges with an axial cavity. XXIII. Microscopic and macroscopic properties of solids. XXIV. Fracture dynamics of initiation. Authors. Subject index.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Boston : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 594 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 533.293; Detonation waves; Explosions -- Mathematical models; Explosives -- Safety measures; SCIENCE -- Waves & Wave Mechanics; Detonation waves; Explosions -- Mathematical models; Explosives -- Safety measures; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080527628; 0080527620
• Related ISBNs: 9780444513328; 0444513329
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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