On March 8-15-2016, the famous international detonation expert and chairman of the International Association of Explosive and Reactive Streams, Prof. Luc Bauwens from the University of Calgary, Canada, was invited to the National Key Laboratory of Explosive Science and Technology for the academic exchange visit.

Prof. Wang Cheng, director of the State Key Laboratory of Explosive Science and Technology, Prof. Liu Yan, Prof. Yang Li, Associate Professor Wang Zhongqi, Associate Professor Huang Guangyan, and some teachers and students from the Mechanics Institute of Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Chinese Academy of Sciences listened to the report. The report will be chaired by Professor Liu Yan.

Prof. Luc Bauwens gave academic reports entitled “Numerical Simulation of Detonations and Applications”, “Cellular Structure, Detonative Ignition and Deflagration to Detonation Transition” and “Hydrogen safety and the issue of jet ignition, kinetic models and Lewis numbers”. The numerical calculation method of gas detonation, the cell structure of detonation and the initiation of the jet were reported, and the forward direction of detonation development was pointed out. Academic reports are rich and exciting, and discussions are enthusiastic. After the meeting, Prof. Luc Bauwens had an in-depth exchange with the teachers and students about the contents of the report. He also visited the Computational and Simulation Center of the State Key Laboratory of Explosive Science and Technology and some of the laboratory of the Explosive Safety Research Department of the Zhongguancun Campus. The research conditions of the laboratory were also discussed. The results were highly evaluated and the two sides conducted in-depth discussions on related international cooperation and personnel training.