Reports

R. Akbar, M. Kaneshige, E. Schultz, and J.E. Shepherd.
Detonations in H$_2$-N$_2$O-CH$_4$-NH$_3$-O$_2$-N$_2$ mixtures.
Technical Report FM97-3, GALCIT, July 1997.

M. Arienti, E. Morano, and J. E. Shepherd.
Shock and detonation modeling with the Mie-Grüneisen equation of state.
Technical Report FM99-8, California Institute of Technology, 1999.
Revised version of 1999 draft report entitled ``Nonreactive Euler flows with Mie-Grüneisen equation of state for High Explosives''.

J. M. Austin, M. Cooper, S. Jackson, E. Wintenberger, J. E. Shepherd, and B. Sturtevant.
Small scale detonation studies: Direct impulse measurements for detonations and deflagrations.
Technical Report FM00-5, GALCIT, July 2000.

J. M. Austin and J. E. Shepherd.
Detonation in hydrocarbon fuel blends.
Technical Report FM99-6, GALCIT, July 2000.

M.R. Baer and J.E. Shepherd.
A thin-flame model for reactive flow in porous materials.
Technical Report SAND83-2576, Sandia National Laboratories, 1983.

W.M. Beltman and J.E. Shepherd.
Structural response of shells to shock and detonation loading.
Technical Report FM98-3, GALCIT, April 1998.

S. Browne, J. Zeigler, and J.E. Shepherd.
Numerical solution methods for shock and deotnation jump conditions.
Technical Report FM2006-006, GALCIT, February 2008.

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P. M. Buraczewski and J. E. Shepherd.
Initiation of detonation by shock focusing.
Technical Report FM2004.004, GALCIT, October 2004.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report.

T. Chao, E. Wintenberger, and J. E. Shepherd.
On the Design of Pulse Detonation Engines.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM00-7, California Institute of Technology, January 2001.

M. Cooper, S. Jackson, and J. E. Shepherd.
Effect of deflagration-to-detonation transition on pulse detonation engine impulse.
Technical Report FM00-3, GALCIT, July 2000.

M Cooper and JE Shepherd.
Thermal and catalytic cracking of JP-10 for pulse detonation engine applications.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM2002.002, California Institute of Technology, December 2002.

M. Grunthaner, S.I. Jackson, and J. E. Shepherd.
Design and Construction of an Annular Detonation Initiator.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM01-5, California Institute of Technology, September 2001.

M. P. Grunthaner and J. M. Austin.
Design considerations and structural analysis of the narrow channel facility.
Technical Report FM2003-003, GALCIT, October 2003.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report.

J.-P. Hébral and J. E. Shepherd.
User guide for detonation cell size measurement using photoshop and matlab.
Technical Report FM00-6, California Institute of Technology, December 2000.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report.

SI Jackson and JE Shepherd.
The development of a pulse detonation engine simulator facility.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM2002.006, California Institute of Technology, December 2002.

M. Kaneshige and J.E. Shepherd.
Detonation database.
Technical Report FM97-8, GALCIT, July 1997.
See also the electronic hypertext version at http://www.galcit.caltech.edu/detn_db/html/.

Rupert Klein, J. Chris Krok, and JE Shepherd.
Curved quasi-steady detonations. asymptotic analysis and detailed chemical kinetics.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM95-04, California Institute of Technology, May 1995.

J. J. Lee and J. E. Shepherd.
Spark Ignition Measurements in Jet A: part II.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM99-7, California Institute of Technology, December 1999.

Z. Liang, J. Karnesky, and J.E. Shepherd.
Delflagration-to-detonation transition tests in H$_2$-O$_2$-N$_2$-He mixtures.
Technical Report FM2006-004, GALCIT, August 2006.

Z. Liang, J. Karnesky, and J.E. Shepherd.
Structural response to reflected detonations and deflagration-to-detonation transition in H$_2$-N$_2$O mixtures.
Technical Report FM2006-003, GALCIT, August 2006.

Z. Liang and J.E. Shepherd.
Explosion testing of the nested can containment system. Part I: Planar gap. Part II. thick-walled tube. Part III. 3013 outer can.
Technical Report FM2007-001, GALCIT, May 2007.

U. Pfahl, E. Schultz, and J.E. Shepherd.
Detonation cell width measurements for H$_2$-N$_2$O-O$_2$-CH$_4$-NH$_3$ mixtures.
Technical Report FM98-5, GALCIT, April 1998.

U. Pfahl and J.E. Shepherd.
Flammability, ignition energy and flame speeds in NH$_3$-H$_2$-CH$_4$-N$_2$O-O$_2$-N$_2$ mixtures.
Technical Report FM97-4R1, GALCIT, July 1997.

U. Pfahl and J.E. Shepherd.
Jet initiation of deflagration and detonation in stoichiometric H$_2$O-O$_2$-N$_2$ mixtures.
Technical Report FM99-1, GALCIT, November 1999.

U. Pfahl, J.E. Shepherd, and C. Unal.
Combustion within porous waste.
Technical Report FM97-18, GALCIT, February 1998.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report to Los Alamos National Laboratory.

F. Pintgen and J.E. Shepherd.
Mixing and combustion in rich fireballs.
Technical Report FM2003-004, GALCIT, October 2003.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report to Sandia National Laboratory.

M.C. Ross and J.E. Shepherd.
Lean combustion characteristics of hydrogen-nitrous oxide-ammonia mixtures in air.
Technical Report FM96-4, GALCIT, July 1996.
Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories Report to Los Alamos National Laboratory, Part I. For part II, see the PDF.

E. Schultz and J.E. Shepherd.
Detonation diffraction through a mixture gradient.
Technical Report FM00-1, GALCIT, February 2000.

E. Schultz and J.E. Shepherd.
Validation of detailed reaction mechanisms for detonation simulation.
Technical Report FM99-5, GALCIT, February 2000.

J. E. Shepherd.
Pressure loads and structural response of the bnl high-temperature detonation tube.
Technical Report A-3991, Brookhaven National Laboratory, January 1992.
Revised September 24, 1992. 25 Mb (scanned in).

J. E. Shepherd.
Pulse detonation engines: Multidisciplinary, multiuniversity research.
Technical report, GALCIT, August 2002.
Final Report for First 3 years of ONR MURI project 1999-2002, Grant 00014-99-1-0744, Subcontract 1686-ONR-0744.

J. E. Shepherd.
Detonation initiation of detonation by annular jets and shock waves.
Technical Report FM2005.001, GALCIT, May 2005.
Final Report for Award ONR N00014-02-1-0589.

J. E. Shepherd.
Pulse detonation engines: Initiation, propagation, and performance.
Technical Report FM2005.002, GALCIT, May 2005.
Final Report for Award ONR N00014-02-1-0589.

J. E. Shepherd, J. C. Krok, J. J. Lee, L. L. Brown, R. T. Lynch, T. M. Samaras, and M. M. Birky.
Results of 1/4-scale experiments, vapor simulant and liquid Jet A tests.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM98-6, California Institute of Technology, July 1998.

J. E. Shepherd, J. J. Lee, and J. C. Krok.
Spark ignition measurements in Jet A.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM97-9, California Institute of Technology, June 1998.

J. E. Shepherd, C. D. Nuyt, and J. J. Lee.
Flash Point and Chemical Composition of Aviation Kerosene (Jet A).
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM99-4, California Institute of Technology, December 1999.

J.E. Shepherd, J.C. Krok, and J.J. Lee.
Jet a explosions - field test plan 1/4-scale experiments.
Technical Report FM97-17, GALCIT, June 1997.
Revised December 1997.

J.E. Shepherd, J.C. Krok, and J.J. Lee.
Jet a explosions experiments: Laboratory testing.
Technical Report FM97-5, GALCIT, June 1997.
Revised November 1997.

E Wintenberger, JM Austin, M Cooper, S Jackson, and JE Shepherd.
Impulse of a single pulse detonation tube.
Explosion Dynamics Laboratory Report FM00-8, California Institute of Technology, August 2002.

M.L. Wolf, D.H. Lieberman, and J.E. Shepherd.
Characterization of gravity current formation for the use in detonation refraction experiments.
Technical Report FM2005-006, GALCIT, August 2005.