ABSTRACT

Toxicological Impacts ...................................................................... 18 2.3.5 Thermodynamics ............................................................................. 21 2.3.6 Combustion....................................................................................... 24

2.4 Detonation Theory and the Physics of Shockwaves ............................... 24 2.4.1 Basics .................................................................................................. 24 2.4.2 Shockwaves through Material .......................................................25 2.4.3 Hot-Spot Initiation, Deƒagration to Detonation Transition

(DDT) .................................................................................................28 2.4.4 Explosive Effects .............................................................................. 29 2.4.5 Modeling and Simulation with Hydrocodes ...............................30