Gaseous Detonation Physics and Its Universal Framework Theory

This book highlights the theories and research progress in gaseous detonation research, and proposes a universal framework theory that overcomes the current research limitations. Gaseous detonation is an extremely fast type of combustion that propagates at supersonic speed in premixed combustible gas. Being self-sustaining and self-organizing with the unique nature of pressure gaining, gaseous detonation and its gas dynamics has been an interdisciplinary frontier for decades. The research of detonation enjoyed its early success from the development of the CJ theory and ZND modeling, but phenomenon is far from being understood quantitatively, and the development of theories to predict the three-dimensional cellular structure remains a formidable task, being essentially a problem in high-speed compressible reacting flow. This theory proposed by the authors’ research group breaks down the limitation of the one-dimensional steady flow hypothesis of the early theories, successfully correlating the propagation and initiation processes of gaseous detonation, and realizing the unified expression of the three-dimensional structure of cell detonation. The book and the proposed open framework is of high value for researchers in conventional applications such as coal mine explosions and chemical plant accidents, and state-of-the-art research fields such as supernova explosion, new aerospace propulsion engines, and detonation-driven hypersonic testing facilities. It is also a driving force for future research of detonation.

Zonglin Jiang works as a professor at the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Prof. Jiang is an expert on detonation and gas dynamics. He has created and fostered the group of shock and detonation physics in the institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and served as the director of state key laboratory of high temperature gas dynamics for 15 years. He has been rewarded the AIAA ground testing award, the second-class National Award for Technological Invention. His team has been rewarded outstanding scientific and technological achievement award of Chinese Academy of Sciences. E-mail: zljiang@imech.ac.cn

Honghui Teng works as a professor at Beijing Institute of Technology. Prof. Teng is an expert on gaseous detonation and its application. As a major contributor, he has been rewarded outstanding scientific and technological achievement award of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has been selected to be a member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and has been rewarded the outstanding young scientist project of Natural Science Foundation of China. E-mail: hhteng@bit.edu.cn