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Associate Professor Ph.D. University of Washington M.S. University of Washington B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Macdonald Engineering Building, Rm 464 Map 514.398.6297 [office] 514-398-7365 [Fax] andrew.higgins [at] mcgill.ca (Email) |
Research Interests
Primary Research Theme Combustion and Energy Systems
Secondary Research Theme: Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
Secondary Research Theme: Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
Detonation in gaseous, heterogeneous, and condensed-phase energetic materials. Shock waves, blast waves, and explosions. Supersonic reacting flow and propulsion. Hypervelocity flow and hypervelocity accelerators
Current Research Projects
- Combustion of Bulk Metals in Supersonic Flow
- Existence and Stability of Oblique Detonation
Most Significant Publications
- Verreault, J., and Higgins, A.J., "Initiation of detonation by conical projectiles," Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 33, Issue 2, 2011, pp. 2311-2318.
Related Links - Tang, F.D., Goroshin, G., and Higgins, A.J., "Modes of particle combustion in iron dust flames," Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 33, Issue 2, 2011, pp. 1975-1982.
Related Links - Petel, O.E., and Higgins, A.J., "Shock wave propagation in dense particle suspensions," Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 108(11), 2010, pp. 4918-4931.
Related Links - Tanguay, V., Goroshin, S., Higgins, A.J., and Zhang, F., "Aluminum particle combustion in high-speed detonation products," Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 181, Issue 4, April 2009, pp. 670-693.
Related Links - Jetté, F.X., Goroshin, S., Higgins, A.J., and Lee, J.J., "Experimental Investigation of Gasless Detonation in Metal-Sulfur Compositions," Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves, Vol. 45, Number 2, March 2009, pp. 211-217.
Related Links - Additional significant publications
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