Larry Glenn Hill

Group DX-1, Detonation Science and Technology
Los Alamos National Laboratory, P952
Los Alamos, NM 87545

Education

B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan

M.S. Aeronautics, Caltech

Ph.D. Aeronautics, Caltech

Thesis Topic: Rapid Evaporation in Superheated Liquids

Thesis Advisor: Prof. Bradford Sturtevant

Current Research Interests

Shock initiation of condensed phase explosives

Thermal initiation

Initiation by low-velocity impact

Deflagration-to-detonation transition

Propagation/extinction of curved detonation waves

Effect of heterogeniety on reaction rates

Detonation product equation-of-state

Flame propagation in cracked explosives and propellants

Dynamic mechanical properties of solid explosives

GALCIT Home Page

2000-2001 Fluids Seminar Page