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Analysis of the mini-deflagration cylinder test: Inference of internal conditions from wall motion

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Abstract

Following G.I. Taylor and our own previous work based upon it, we continue to explore HE confiner motion as test diagnostic. A handful of authors (including us) have adapted Taylor's analysis to infer equation-of-state information from detonation cylinder tests. We have also successfully applied this class of analysis to deflagration cylinder tests (DFCTs). Here, we analyze a miniature DFCT diagnosed by multiple PDV probes. We spatially interpolate between PDV records to obtain a smooth function for lateral expansion vs. axial distance, z, and time, t. From this we may construct snapshots of the tube at any time; hence we may create animations of the tube motion and compute the product gas volume V vs. t. Combining Newton's law with simple stress theory, we estimate the gas pressure P vs. z and t. We then estimate the burned HE mass from the wall kinetic energy. Finally, we discuss some important test scaling issues.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2011 - Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Pages697-700
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 13 2012
Event17th Biennial Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2011 APS SCCM -
Duration: Jun 13 2012 → …

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1426
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference17th Biennial Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2011 APS SCCM
Period06/13/12 → …

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