In thermodynamics, an "adiabatic process" is a system change that transfers no heat in or out of the system. Any and all energy change in that system are therefore accomplished by doing work on the ...

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PREVIOUS work has shown that the sensitivity of liquid explosives to impact is greatly increased by the presence of minute gas bubbles 1. The initiation is of a thermal nature and is due to the ...