Abstract:
The possibility of using a high-voltage nanosecond discharge to initiate gaseous detonation was shown experimentally. The experiments were performed with C$_3$H$_8$ + 5O$_2$ and C$_3$H$_8$/C$_4$H$_{10}$ + 5O$_2$ + $x$N$_2$ ($x$ = 0–10) mixtures at an initial pressure of 0.15–0.6 atm. The discharge was initiated by a voltage pulse of duration $\approx$60 nsec and amplitude 4–70 kV; the energy input was 0.07–12 J. Under the conditions of the experiment, three flame propagation regimes were observed: slow combustion, transient detonation, and Chapman–Jouguet detonation. For the initiation of the C$_3$H$_8$ + 5O$_2$ mixture in a tube of diameter 140 mm, the length of the deflagration to detonation transition was 130 mm at an initial pressure of 0.3 atm and an initiation energy of 70 mJ.
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