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posted on 2019-04-09, 00:00 authored by Boo-Hyoung Bang, Chan-Sol Ahn, Young-Tae Kim, Myung-Ho Lee, Min-Woo Kim, Alexander L. Yarin, Sam S. YoonHerein, we discuss the fundamental aspects of the deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) phenomenon in the framework of analytical theory. This semi-empirical approach facilitates prediction of the pressure rise and the shock wave speed for a given fuel type and concentration, which may be of significant interest for the design and assessment of petrochemical plants by field-safety engineers. The locally observed DDT phenomenon explored in the present experiments is also discussed, and the measured pressure rise is compared with the theoretical predictions.