NON-EQUILIBRIUM COMBUSTION

Abstract

A combination manometric and volumetric system was constructed for determining the oxidation rates of both solid and molten aluminum. Preliminary experiments indicate that the sensitivity and accuracy of the system are adequate for the present study. A number of runs were made using aluminum foil at 600C. Although the actual oxidation rates were not reproducible, the total amount of oxygen consumed was approximately the same in all cases. The inconsistency in the results confirm previous findings, i.e. oxidation rates depend greatly on the way the surface is originally treated. This is apparently true even in the case of molten aluminum. Aluminum foil, at 600C, gained approximately 5.2 micro-gm/sq. cm. Initial experiments with molten aluminum indicate much higher weight gains than those obtained with aluminum foil.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 12, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607214

Entities

Organizations

  • Texaco

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Body Weight
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Hydrochloric Acid
  • Magnesium Alloys
  • Manometers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Melting
  • Melting Point
  • Metals
  • Oxidation
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Roughness

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.