  We address the problem of shock induced ignition and transition to detonation
in a reactive medium in the presence of mechanically induced fluctuations by a
moving oscillating piston. For the inert problem prior to ignition, we provide
a closed form model for the generation of the train of compression and
expansions, their steepening into a train of N-shock waves and their reflection
on the lead shock, as well as the distribution energy dissipation rate in the
induction zone. The model is found in excellent agreement with numerics.
Reactive calculations were performed for hydrogen and ethylene fuels using a
novel high-fidelity numerical Lagrangian scheme. Different regimes of ignition
and transition to detonation, controlled by the time scale of the forcing and
the two time scales of the chemistry: the induction and reaction times. Two
novel hot spot cascade mechanisms were identified. The first relies on the
coherence between the sequence of hot spot formation set by the piston forcing
and forward wave interaction with the lead shock, generalizing the classic
runaway in fast flames. The second hot spot cascade is triggered by the
feedback between the pressure pulse generated by the first generation hot spot
cascade and the shock. For slow forcing, the sensitization is through a
modification to the classic run-away process, while the high frequency regime
leads to very localized sub-critical hot-spot formation controlled by the
cumulative energy dissipation of the first generation shocks at a distance
comparable to the shock formation location.
