The theory of detonations including the effects of transport properties is applied to a detonation supported by the bimolecular reaction 2 A → 2 B. For simplicity, the ignition temperature approximation is used and it is assumed that the Prandtl number is three-fourths and the Lewis number is unity. Very little difference is found between the properties of a bimolecular and a unimolecular detonation. However, because of the unrealistic nature of ignition temperature chemical kinetics, it is not possible to reach any conclusion regarding experimental gaseous detonations.
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Hirschfelder et al. (1961) studied this question.
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