sudden detonation

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• Detonation — Det o*na tion (d[e^]t [ o]*n[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. d[ e]tonation.] An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances; as, the detonation of gun cotton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• detonation — noun a) An explosion or sudden report made by the near instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances as, the detonation of gun cotton. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression. b) Engine… …   Wiktionary

• Deflagration to detonation transition — (DDT) refers to a phenomenon in ignitable mixtures of a flammable gas and air (or oxygen) when a sudden transition takes place from a deflagration type of combustion to a detonation type of combustion. The effects of a detonation are usually… …   Wikipedia

• Water injection (engines) — In internal combustion engines, water injection, also known as anti detonant injection, is spraying water into the cylinder or incoming fuel air mixture to cool the combustion chambers of the engine, allowing for greater compression ratios and… …   Wikipedia

• Roger Curtis — Infobox Military Person name= Sir Roger Curtis lived= 4 June, 1746 ndash; 14 November, 1816 placeofbirth=Downton, Wiltshire placeofdeath= caption= nickname= allegiance= flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom serviceyears= 1762 to 1816 rank= Royal …   Wikipedia

• неожиданная детонация — — [А.С.Гольдберг. Англо русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.] Тематики энергетика в целом EN sudden detonation …   Справочник технического переводчика

• Mine-clearing line charge — Detonation of a MICLIC to destroy a 1km in depth blast resistant minefield in Iraq. A mine clearing line charge (abbreviated MCLC and pronounced mick lick ) is used to create a breach in minefields under combat conditions. While there are many… …   Wikipedia

• Turbocharger — A turbocharger, or turbo, is an air compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. Like a supercharger, the purpose of a turbocharger is to increase the mass of air entering the engine to create more power. However, a… …   Wikipedia

• Alternative theories of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 — suggest that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, a Libyan agent who was convicted on 270 counts of murder for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, may actually be innocent. At the end of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial an international observer… …   Wikipedia

• Mushroom cloud — created by smoke billows Ascending cloud from Redoubt Vol …   Wikipedia

• Operation Fishbowl — was a series of high altitude nuclear tests in 1962 that were carried out by the United States as a part of the larger Operation Dominic nuclear test program. Array of rockets with instruments for making scientific measurements of high altitude… …   Wikipedia