Ignition of Hydrogen–Oxygen Mixtures Behind the Incident Shock Wave Front

Abstract

Experimental investigation of the ignition of a stoichiometric hydrogen–oxygen mixture behind an incident shock wave in a shock tube at pressures p = 0.002–0.46 MPa and temperatures T = 500–1000 K is carried out. The existence of three limits of ignition typical of the ignition of hydrogen–oxygen mixtures in a spherical vessel is noted. It is shown that at pressures p ≥ 0.1 MPa the ignition of a hydrogen–oxygen mixture begins at a much lower temperature than the ignition of a hydrogen–air mixture. The measured induction times agree well with theoretical estimates.