Detailed features of one-dimensional detonations

The oscillation mechanism and reignition process of one-dimensional unsteady detonations are numerically studied using a one-step chemical reaction model governed by Arrhenius kinetics. A series of simulations, without perturbations from the outflow boundary to the detonation front, are carried out while the degree of overdrive, f, is varied between 1.10 and 1.74 (f=D2/DCJ2; where D is detonation velocity). Shock pressure histories and x–t diagrams are utilized in order to attain precise understanding of the one-dimensional unsteady detonations. At higher degrees of overdrive, f=1.40–1.74, shock pressure histories agree with those of previous studies. The oscillation mechanism is the same as that of the large-disturbance regime of unsteady shock-induced combustion around a projectile. At lower degrees of overdrive, f