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High Explosive Detonation-Confiner Interactions by Short, Mark, Quirk, James J

“…The primary purpose of a detonation in a high explosive (HE) is to provide the energy to drive a surrounding confiner, typically for mining or munitions…”
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in Australia 1982‐2014: Increasing incidence and improving survival by Wallace, Michael C., Preen, David B., Short, Mark W., Adams, Leon A., Jeffrey, Gary P.

“…Background & Aims There is a paucity of accurate and current data on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) trends in incidence and survival in developed countries. We…”
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The influence of the cellular instability on lead shock evolution in weakly unstable detonation by Jackson, Scott I., Short, Mark

“…The evolution of the normal detonation shock velocity (Dn) with local shock curvature (κ) is experimentally and numerically examined along entire evolving…”
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Submillimeter-scale combustion by Miesse, Craig M., Masel, Richard I., Jensen, Craig D., Shannon, Mark A., Short, Mark

“…Until recently, the concept of combustion within a confined space defined by a microburner was thought to be impossible. Extensive literature dating back to…”
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Experimental observations of detonation in ammonium-nitrate-fuel-oil (ANFO) surrounded by a high-sound-speed, shockless, aluminum confiner by Jackson, Scott I., Kiyanda, Charles B., Short, Mark

“…Detonations in explosive mixtures of ammonium-nitrate-fuel-oil (ANFO) confined by aluminum allow for transport of detonation energy ahead of the detonation…”
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Curvature effect on stabilization of cellular detonations in channel, circular arc and spherical shell geometries by Chiquete, Carlos, Short, Mark

“…The stability and propagation characteristics of gaseous detonations are numerically investigated, specifically in configurations where global front surface…”
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Breast cancer risk among female employees of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia by Sitas, Freddy, O'Connell, Dianne L, van Kemenade, Cathelijne H, Short And, Mark W, Zhao, Kun

“…Objective: To determine whether there is an excess risk of breast cancer among female employees of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), especially…”
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Numerical simulation of detonation structures using a thermodynamically consistent and fully conservative reactive flow model for multi-component computations by Cael, Giuki, Ng, Hoi Dick, Bates, Kevin R., Nikiforakis, Nikos, Short, Mark

“…This paper presents a simplified reactive multi-gas model for the numerical simulation of detonation waves. The mathematical model is formulated based on a…”
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The influence of architectural and vegetational complexity in eucalypt plantations on communities of native wasp parasitoids: Towards silviculture for sustainable pest management by Steinbauer, Martin J., Short, Mark W., Schmidt, Stefan

“…The pressure to attain sustainable primary production necessitates that novel alternatives to issues such as pest management are researched and developed…”
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Propagation of a stable gaseous detonation in a circular arc configuration by Short, Mark, Chiquete, Carlos, Quirk, James J.

“…We examine numerically the effect that detonation wavefront curvature has on gaseous detonation cellular structure in a circular arc geometry with rigid walls…”
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The influence of multi-layer confinement on detonation propagation in condensed-phase explosives by Short, Mark, Chiquete, Carlos, Quirk, James J.

“…We examine, via multi-material simulation in a two-dimensional planar geometry, the effects on steady detonation propagation of the presence of a low-density…”
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An intrinsic velocity–curvature–acceleration relationship for weakly unstable gaseous detonations by Jackson, Scott I., Chiquete, Carlos, Short, Mark

“…The shock motion of calculated weakly unstable cellular detonation was analyzed using concepts from velocity-curvature theory to develop new insight into the…”
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Effect of elevated initial temperature on the detonation performance of high explosives by Short, Mark, Anderson, Eric K., Voelkel, Stephen J., Chiquete, Carlos, Jackson, Scott I.

“…For any high explosive (HE), evaluation of detonation performance requires an assessment of two components, namely detonation timing and the energy accumulated…”
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An Asymptotic Derivation of the Linear Stability of the Square-Wave Detonation using the Newtonian Limit by Short, Mark

“…The two-dimensional linear stability of a detonation wave characterized by a one-step irreversible Arrhenius reaction is examined by a two-parameter asymptotic…”
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Flame acceleration in a narrow channel with flow compressibility and diverging or converging walls by Short, Mark, Voelkel, Stephen J., Kessler, David A.

“…We study the effects of non-parallel (diverging or converging) channel walls on flame propagation and acceleration in planar and cylindrical narrow channels,…”
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Experimental investigation of high explosive detonation structure and dynamics near the failure diameter by Anderson, Eric K., Short, Mark, Voelkel, Stephen J., Chiquete, Carlos, Chicas, Ritchie I., Gibson, John R.

“…In cylindrical charges of high explosives (HEs), the detonation speed decreases with diameter. This property is known as the diameter or size effect variation…”
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Detonation shock dynamics modeling and calibration of the HMX-based conventional high explosive PBX 9501 with application to the two-dimensional circular arc geometry by Chiquete, Carlos, Short, Mark, Voelkel, Stephen J., Anderson, Eric K., Jackson, Scott I.

“…A surface evolution model is developed for the detonation propagation dynamics of the HMX-based conventional high explosive PBX 9501, which relates the normal…”
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Experimental and modeling analysis of detonation in circular arcs of the conventional high explosive PBX 9501 by Short, Mark, Anderson, Eric Karl, Chiquete, Carlos, Jackson, Scott I.

“…We examine the diffraction dynamics of a two-dimensional (2D) detonation in a circular arc of the conventional HMX-based, high performance, solid explosive PBX…”
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Effect of lot microstructure variations on detonation performance of the triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB)-Based insensitive high explosive PBX 9502 by Voelkel, Stephen J., Anderson, Eric K., Short, Mark, Chiquete, Carlos, Jackson, Scott I.

“…PBX 9502 is an important insensitive high explosive due to its combination of safety properties and detonation performance. It is a polymer-bonded formulation…”
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The chemical-gas dynamic mechanisms of pulsating detonation wave instability by Short, Mark, Kapila, Ashwani K., Quirk, J. J.

“…The chemical–gas dynamic mechanisms behind the instability and failure of a one–dimensional pulsating detonation wave driven by a three–step chain–branching…”
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