Ignition, Combustion, and Detonation of Gas-Phase and Heterogeneous Mixtures (Review)

The review presents the main works of Professor A.A. Borisov. The material is presented in several sections written by his students and colleagues. The subjects discussed include detonations in gaseous reactive systems and systems with inhomogeneous heat release are considered. The expediency of using detonation modes in aircraft and rocket engines is also considered. In addition, the results of mathematical modeling of shock waves in air are presented and questions of chemical kinetics are discussed. Based on the experimental study of vortex flows, an approach to the analysis of the formation of hot spots in real fuel combustion devices is formulated. A separate part is devoted to the kinetics of chemical transformations and their role in studying and predicting combustion processes.