THEORETICAL RESEARCH ON THERMODYNAMIC AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF GASES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.

Abstract

The research performed under this contract was directed primarily into two areas. In the first, an analysis of the problems of calculating the thermodynamic properties of a high temperature gas was undertaken in an effort to find reliable methods of extending present data to much higher temperatures. Accurate thermodynamic data are especially required for the high temperature region, perhaps to temperatures reaching 6000 Kelvin for systems deriving their energy from chemical reactions and to substantially higher temperatures for plasma systems. In the second area, an analysis was undertaken of problems associated with the prediction of transport properties in high temperature gas mixtures, especially systems with some degree of ionization or molecular excitation. A precise knowledge of the various interaction potentials between the reacting species is essential for a complete understanding of the high temperature behavior of such systems and for calculating the transport properties. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0628911

Entities

People

  • H. H. Michels

Organizations

  • United Aircraft Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Contracts
  • Excitation
  • High Temperature
  • Ionization
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Transport Properties
  • Transport Ships

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design