Modeling of reflection of detonation and shock waves from a rigid wall in mixtures of a reactive gas and chemically inert particles

Abstract

An algorithm of approximate calculation of the reflection of detonation waves in mixtures of a reactive gas and chemically inert microparticles has been proposed. Consideration has been given to the case where the gas behind the wave front is in chemical equilibrium (D → D reflection). It has been shown that the presence of the condensed phase can substantially decrease the parameters of the reflected wave (its velocity, pressure, and temperature). Within the framework of a one-dimensional nonstationary approach and with allowance for the detailed kinetics of chemical reactions, the evolution of the shock wave in a stoichiometric hydrogen-oxygen mixture with sand particles in its reflection from a rigid wall has been calculated. The limiting particle concentration below which the reflected wave is of the detonation type and above which it is of the shock type has been found.