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Re:The tragic physics of the deadly explosion in Beirut by tacon on Monday August 10, 2020 @10:39PM (#24116669)
The technical term for a subsonic combustion wave is deflagration.[0] A normal internal combustion engine deflagrates. If it starts pinging, that is detonation, and damages the pistons, etc.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflagration

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