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    Experimental Investigation of Detonation Re-initiation Mechanisms following a Mach Reflection of a Quenched Detonation

    Rohit R. Bhattacharjee
    M.A.Sc candidate

    Matei I. Radulescu
    Advisor MCG seminar Date November 9th, 2012

    Introduction
    Detonation waves are supersonic combustion waves Compression waves (p1~=20p0) Supersonic (M~=6) Practical applications include Detonation arrestors Pulse detonation engines Fundamental theory on detonations Zeldovich-von Neumann-Doering (ZND) Theory

    Ideal (ZND) Detonation Wave

    Real detonations

    Mach Reflection

    Forward jetting slipline

    Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability

    Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability

    Propagation mechanism
    Real detonations are different from ideal model 3D, transient, unsteady, cellular Multiple shock structure K-H, R-M instabilities, forward jet What is the propagation mechanism? Adiabatic shock compression Turbulent mixing Mechanisms involved in the detonation cell evolution

    Self-propagating detonation cell cycle

    Self-propagating detonation cell cycle

    Self-propagating detonation cell cycle

    Self-propagating detonation cell cycle

    Self-propagating detonation cell cycle

    Detonation re-initiation

    Decoupled incident shock flame complex

    Re-initiated Mach shock

    Stochastic behaviour
    a b c

    Experiment 1 p0 = 3.5 kPa CH4+2O2


    a b c Experiment 2 p0 = 3.5 kPa CH4+2O2

    Diffraction around obstacles

    Diffraction around obstacles

    Diffraction around obstacles

    Diffraction around obstacles

    Diffraction around obstacles

    Diffraction around obstacles

    Diffraction around obstacles

    Mach reflection behind obstacle

    Mach reflection in planar detonation

    Diffraction around obstacles


    Detonation diffraction around an obstacle Quenches detonation wave Forms a decoupled shock-flame complex Shock front reflects to form a Mach reflection Benefits of detonation diffracting around obstacles Improve temporal and spatial resolutions More reproducible Retain main features of cellular gas dynamics

    Adopt technique to study re-initiation mechanisms

    Detonation diffraction and re-initiation Past study example 1

    Teodorczyk, A., J.H.S. Lee, and R. Knystautas. 1991. Prog. Astronaut. and Aeronaut. 133:223240.

    Detonation diffraction and re-initiation Past study example 2

    T. Obara, J. Sentanuhady, Y. Tsukada, S. Ohyagi, Reinitiation process of detonation wave behind a slit-plate, Shock Waves 18 (2) (2008) 117127.

    Detonation diffraction and re-initiation Past study example 3

    M. I. Radulescu, B. M. Maxwell, The mechanism of detonation attenuation by a porous medium and its subsequent re-initiation, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 667 (2011) 96134.

    Objective
    Past results have identified several ignition mechanisms Adiabatic shock compression behind Mach stem, Kelvin-Helmholtz instability along the slipline, Richtmyer-Meshkov instability along the flame, Rapid combustion behind transverse wave The strong forward jetting of slipline behind Mach stem However, the key re-ignition mechanisms leading to reinitiation have not yet been clarified Isolate re-ignition mechanisms that lead to re-initiation following a Mach reflection of a shock-flame complex

    Experimental Setup

    M. Drolet, Design of an experiment to study the instability of detonation waves, undergraduate thesis, University of Ottawa, Mechanical Engineering Department, 2008.
    L. Maley, Shock reflections in reactive gases, undergraduate thesis, University of Ottawa, Mechanical Engineering Department, 2012.

    Experimental Setup (contd)

    Courtesy Thanos Drivas

    Inert shock reflections

    Roughness induced ignition

    t = t1

    t = t1+70sec

    Courtesy Logan Maley, Kadeem Deniese

    t = t1+90sec

    Roughness induced ignition

    Mach reflection with self-ignition

    Mach reflection with self-ignition

    Mach reflection with self-ignition

    Mach reflection with self-ignition

    Detonation re-initiation

    Detonation re-initiation

    Detonation re-initiation

    Detonation re-initiation

    Detonation re-initiation

    Conclusion
    Forward jetting behind the Mach stem was found to be an important mechanism in increasing combustion rates For sufficiently strong Mach stem, re-initiation first appears along the Mach stem

    Rapid ignition of the tongue of unburnt gas via turbulent mixing (shock ignition, KH instability) could lead to reinitiation of transverse wave

    Acknowledgements

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