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|Facilities | Explosion Glossary| Background Explosion dynamics is the study of combustion, fluid mechanics, and fuel chemistry associated with rapid combustion and shock waves in combustible gases. The motivations and funding for our studies come from applications in propulsion, industrial safety, accident investigation, explosive and fuel manufacturing, and basic science of explosives and explosions. The dynamics of explosions are studied under the direction of Prof. Joseph Shepherd in laboratory facilities that are part Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories at the California Institute of Technology, (GALCIT) Pasadena CA. The themes of our research are experimental, analytical, and numerical studies of the chemistry and physics of explosions. Current and part research topics include detonation, flammability, flames, deflagration-to-detonation transition, applications to propulsion (pulse detonation engines), blast waves from unconfined explosions, initiation of detonation by projectiles and shock focusing, structure response, including elastic waves, plastic deformation, and fracture. A variety of facilities are available for the experimental study of explosions. (PDF) Brochure about research in the Explosion Dynamics Lab. Current Sponsors
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