The stabilization of unstable detonation waves for the mixture of nitromethane/methanol

Mass velocity profiles of detonation waves in mixtures of nitromethane with acetone and methanol with added diethylenetriamine sensitizer were measured using a VISAR laser interferometer. It was found that even small, about 1%, concentrations of acetone and methanol, inert diluents, led to instability of the one-dimensional detonation front in nitromethane. The results of the experiment show that the use of the sensitizer is an effective method of flow stabilization and if the concentration of the inert diluent does not exceed 10%, the detonation front becomes stable with the addition of 1% diethylenetriamine. At a higher diluent concentration, the sensitizer does not suppress the instability but decreases the oscillation amplitude by several times. The addition of diethylenetriamine to the mixture has been found to increase the detonation velocity

The stabilization of unstable detonation waves for the mixture of nitromethane/methanol

Mass velocity profiles of detonation waves in mixtures of nitromethane with acetone and methanol with added diethylenetriamine sensitizer were measured using a VISAR laser interferometer. It was found that even small, about 1%, concentrations of acetone and methanol, inert diluents, led to instability of the one-dimensional detonation front in nitromethane. The results of the experiment show that the use of the sensitizer is an effective method of flow stabilization and if the concentration of the inert diluent does not exceed 10%, the detonation front becomes stable with the addition of 1% diethylenetriamine. At a higher diluent concentration, the sensitizer does not suppress the instability but decreases the oscillation amplitude by several times. The addition of diethylenetriamine to the mixture has been found to increase the detonation velocity

Detonation parameters of nitromethane/methanol mixtures

Electromagnetic method of registration of partical velocity profile U(t) has been used for investigation of nitromethane/methanol mixtures of different concentration including mixtures in which weigh ratio is close to the detonation limits concentration. In all mixtures in the experimental records of U(t) a typical spike was registered, this enables to locate the Chapman-Jouguet state, and to determine a set of detonation parameters including the pressure PC-J data which are necessary for finding of true detonation limits on concentration according to methods proposed by Dremin recently. Attention was given to some disagreements with one-dimensional ZND detonation theory