Shock compression of hydrocarbons of the general formula C$_5$H$_8$

The paper reports results of experimental investigation of liquid hydrocarbons having identical elemental compositions but different structures of molecules, initial densities, and heats of formation. Shock-compression temperatures are determined For 1,3-pentadiene, methylene cyclobutane, spiropentane, and a solution of benzene with hexane and cyclohexane (which has the same ratio of C/H), and the shock adiabat is determined for 1,3-pentadiene. The data obtained are used to refine the expressions for the state parameters of the destruction products of hydrocarbons behind a shock-wave front.