D.H. Edwards

TL;DR: In this article, an experimental investigation is described of the gasdynamic processes occurring in vented explosions in which two cubical vessels are employed, with internal sides of 18 and 38 cm, repectively.

TL;DR: In this article, two detonation tubes were used to study detonation propagation in concentration gradients, and it was shown that the mechanism of detonation initiation in a weaker mixture by an incident detonation propagated across a concentration gradient differs from that in a homogeneous mixture in that a secondary shock is formed as an intermediate stage.

TL;DR: In this article, the initiation of detonation by planar shocks has been studied in a vertical shock tube in which a removable diaphragm allows a shock, generated in a buffer section, to be transmitted, without any reflection at the interface, into the gas mixture under test.

TL;DR: In this paper, a one-dimensional model of the gas venting process in an explosion vessel is presented to assess the effects of pressure waves on the flame front and also to predict the exit velocities of the unburned mixture ahead of the front.