THE CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN THERMAL EXPLOSION THEORY WITH REACTANT CONSUMPTION,

Abstract

The energy and chemical kinetic equations describing the behavior of a symmetrically heated reactive material with finitie heat of reaction have been analyzed. For first order reactions the relationship betwen the parameters at criticality, and the critical induction period as a function of the parameters are determined. It is shown how the general nth order chemical reaction may be dealt with. The analysis results in an exact ignition temperature and a lower bound to the adiabatic temperature rise at criticality which increase with the order of the reaction. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1963
Accession Number
AD0432348

Entities

People

  • J. Adler
  • Julius W. Enig

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Cooperation
  • Energetic Materials
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Heat Of Reaction
  • Ignition
  • Materials
  • Reactive Materials

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Structural Dynamics.