Initial-value problem for perturbations of idealized detonations in circular pipes

Abstract

The initial-value problem for perturbations of an idealized one-reaction detonation in a circular pipe is solved using the Laplace transform in time, Fourier series in the azimuthal angle, and expansion into Bessel's functions of the radial variable. For each radial and azimuthal mode, the inverse Laplace transform can be presented as an expansion of the solution into the normal modes of discrete and continuous spectra. The dispersion relation for the discrete spectrum requires solving the homogeneous ordinary differential equations for the adjoint system and evaluating an integral through the reaction zone. The solution of the initial-value problem gives a tool for analysis of the flow receptivity to various types of perturbations in the reaction zone and in the quiescent gas.