Pressure piling describes phenomena related to combustion of gases in a tube or long vessel. As the flame front propagates along the tube, the unburned gases ahead of the front are compressed, and hence heated. The amount of compression varies depending on the geometry and can range from twice to eight times the initial pressure. Where multiple ve...
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a phenomenon resulting from ignition, in one compartment or subdivision of an enclosure, of a gas mixture pre-compressed by a previous ignition in another compartment or sub-division
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