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deflagration

Standard

ECSS-E-ST-33-11C Rev.1

Definition

self-sustaining, exothermic decomposition reaction of an explosive substance, whose apparent velocity is less than the velocity of sound in the substance and greater than the speed of sound in air

Notes

NOTE It is generally accepted that the energy transmission takes place via a mechanical compression wave. This type of reaction is intermediary between combustion and detonation. It differs from combustion through the presence of a significant compression wave in the surrounding environment. [Dictionary of explosive related terms]

Relations

ECSS-E-ST-33-11C Rev.1 — energetic material
ECSS-E-ST-33-11C Rev.1 — initiator
ECSS-E-ST-33-11C Rev.1 — transfer line

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