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4.2. KINDS OF DETONATIONS AND DEFLAGRATIONS 93<br />

p<br />

C<br />

E’<br />

p<br />

1<br />

p<br />

p 1<br />

P<br />

B<br />

J<br />

α<br />

α min<br />

E<br />

A<br />

P<br />

τ 0 1<br />

(a) Detonation branch<br />

τ<br />

τ<br />

J’<br />

D<br />

τ 1 τ 3<br />

τ<br />

(b) Deflagration branch<br />

Figure 4.3: Chapman-Jouguet points in the <strong>de</strong>tonation and <strong>de</strong>flagration branches of the<br />

Hugoniot curve.<br />

These properties can immediately be translated into properties for the propagation<br />

velocity of the <strong>de</strong>tonation. In fact, we have 2<br />

tan α = p 2 − p 1<br />

τ 1 − τ 2<br />

. (4.12)<br />

Taking this value into Eq. (4.8), the following expression for the propagation velocity<br />

is obtained<br />

v 1 = τ 1<br />

√<br />

tan α. (4.13)<br />

Therefore, it results that the propagation velocity of a <strong>de</strong>tonation is minimum<br />

at point J, where the straight line P J is tangent to H. This property was observed<br />

by Chapman in 1899 [2].<br />

Point J is called the Chapman-Jouguet point and the<br />

corresponding <strong>de</strong>tonation the Chapman-Jouguet <strong>de</strong>tonation. The Chapman-Jouguet<br />

<strong>de</strong>tonation is important since it is the one usually observed. Hence, one conclu<strong>de</strong>s<br />

that of all the possible <strong>de</strong>tonations, compatible with the given initial conditions, the<br />

Chapman-Jouguet <strong>de</strong>tonation is the one which propagates at a minimum velocity.<br />

2 To account for dimensions a constant should be inclu<strong>de</strong>d. Hereinafter it is omitted for simplicity.

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