Mechanical - An Introduction to Explosions and Explosion Safety (English)

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Lecture 1: Mod-01 Lec-01 Loud Bang and Disruption

Lecture 2: Mod-01 Lec-02 Blast Wave in an Explosion: Predictions from Dimensional Considerations

Lecture 3: Mod-01 Lec-03 Typical Examples of Explosions and Classification

Lecture 4: Mod-01 Lec-04 Shock Hugoniot and Rayleigh Line

Lecture 5: Mod-01 Lec-05 Properties behind a Constant Velocity Shock

Lecture 6: Mod-01 Lec-06 Blast waves:Concentration of Mass at the Front,Snow Plow Approximation

Lecture 7: Mod-01 Lec-07 Blast waves: Decay of a strong Blast wave,Explosion Length, Sach's Scaling

Lecture 8: Mod-01 Lec 08 Blast Waves: Overpressure and Impulse in the Near and Far Field, Examples

Lecture 9: Mod-01 Lec-09 Blast Waves: Non-dimensional Impulse, Cranz Hopkinson Scaling, Missiles

Lecture 10: Mod-01 Lec 10 Blast Waves: Interaction with Objects, Reflection and Transmission of Blast Waves

Lecture 11: Mod-01 Lec 11 Blast Waves: Amplification of Reflected Blast Waves; Role of Impedance, Spalling,

Lecture 12: Mod-01 Lec-12 Blast Waves: Damage from Blast Waves, Examples, Multiple Spikes in an Impulse

Lecture 13: Mod-01 Lec-13 Energy Release in a Chemical Reaction: Moles, Internal Chemical Energy

Lecture 14: Mod-01 Lec-14 Energy Release: Stoichiometry, Equivalence Ratio and Heat Release in Fuel Rich

Lecture 15: Mod-01 Lec-15 Energy Release: Examples of Energy Release Calculations, Higher and Lower Calorific

Lecture 16: Mod-01 Lec-16 Rate of Energy Release: Concentration, Activation Energy, Energy Release Profile

Lecture 17: Mod-01 Lec-17 Thermal Theory of Explosion: Lumped Mass Assumption, Heat Release and Loss

Lecture 18: Mod-01 Lec-18 Thermal Theory: Characteristic Heat Release and Heat Transfer Times

Lecture 19: Mod-01 Lec-19 Role of Chain Carriers in an Explosion:

Lecture 20: Mod-01 Lec-20 Combustion: Combustion Waves Involving Flames, Flame Structure, Pressure drop

Lecture 21: Mod-01 Lec-21 Combustion: Ignition Kernel, Quenching Distance, Minimum Ignition Energy

Lecture 22: Mod-01 Lec-22 Case Histories of Explosions involving Volatile Liquids, Minimum Oxygen Concentration

Lecture 23: Mod-01 Lec-23 Detonation: Introduction to Detonations, Initiation of a Detonation

Lecture 24: Mod-01 Lec-24 Detonations: Multi-head Shock Front in a Detonation

Lecture 25: Mod-01 Lec-25 Detonations: Realizable States in a Reaction Hugonipot

Lecture 26: Mod-01 Lec-26 Detonations: Calculation of Chapman Jouguet Velocities, ZND Structure

Lecture 27: Mod-01 Lec-27 Case Histories of Explosions involving Detonation or Quasi-Detonation

Lecture 28: Mod-01 Lec-28 Explosions in Closed Vessels: Explosions in Confined and Unconfined Geometries

Lecture 29: Mod-01 Lec-29 Dust Explosions: Sizing of Vents, Dust Explosion, Estimation of Concentration

Lecture 30: Mod-01 Lec-30 Dust Explosions: Parameters of Dust Explosions, Ignition Energy, Violence, Kst Values

Lecture 31: Mod-01 Lec-31 Physical Explosions: Physical Explosions from Flash Vaporization, Metastable Liquid

Lecture 32: Mod-01 Lec-32 Rupture of Cryogenic Storage Vessels and Pressure Vessels

Lecture 33: Mod-01 Lec-33 Condensed Phased Explosives Based on Hydrocarbons

Lecture 34: Mod-01 Lec-34 Condensed Phase Explosions: Inorganic Explosive and Characteristics

Lecture 35: Mod-01 Lec-35 TNT Equivalence and Yield of an Explosion: Non Ideal Explosions

Lecture 36: Mod-01 Lec-36 Atmospheric Dispersion: Insolation, Temperature Inversion, Atmospheric Stability

Lecture 37: Mod-01 Lec-37 Atmospheric Dispersion: Dispersion of a Given Mass Release and a Steady State Mass

Lecture 38: Mod-01 Lec-38 Atmospheric Dispersion: Examples of Explosions Involving Atmospheric

Lecture 39: Mod-01 Lec-39 Quantification of Damages in an Explosion: Dose Response Curves

Lecture 40: Mod-01 Lec-40 Risk Analysis for an Explosion