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IN a recent paper by Egerton and Gates (Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 116, 516; 1927), reference is made to peculiarities exhibited by certain flame photographs (not reproduced) obtained, on a rapidly revolving film, when mixtures 1C2H2: 2·502: 10N2 were ignited at one end of a closed cylinder 19 cm. long and of 10·7 cm. internal diameter, as follows: “Some of the photographs show distinct closely-spaced bands, indicating that the combustion has a vibratory character. The number of vibrations per second in the after-flame is about 2500, and the spacing is consistent with the view that successive sound waves are reflected from the end-plates”.
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MAXWELL, G., WHEELER, R. Striations in Explosive Flames. Nature 122, 995 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122995a0
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