Detonation interaction with wedges and bends

Abstract. The paper reports the results of a series of studies on the interaction of gaseous detonations with obliquely inclined surfaces. Interactions of increasing complexity are described in turn: at a planar inclined wall, two-dimensional propagation in a curved channel and finally three-dimensional interaction with a bend in a cylindrical pipe. The role of detonation structure is discussed as well as the magnitude and duration of potentially damaging overpressures.