Modeling Explosions and Blast Waves

The book provides a concise description of the physical processes and mathematical models for explosions and formation of blast waves from explosions. The contents focus on quantitatively determining the energy released in the different types of explosions and the destructive blast waves that are ge...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramamurthi, K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:2nd ed. 2021
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Basic Concepts and Introduction to Blast Waves and Explosions
  • Blast Waves in Air
  • Interaction of Blast Waves with Rigid and Non-rigid Bodies
  • Energy Release and Rate of Energy Release
  • Thermal Theory of Explosions
  • Propagation of Reaction Front: Detonation, Deflagration and Quasi-detonation
  • Formation of Flames and Detonations in Gaseous Explosives