SHOCK WAVES WITH CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN SHOCK TUBES.
Abstract
The purpose of the paper is to present a convenient method of calculation for use with chemical kinetics studies in shock tubes. In particular, a system is discussed which may directly be applied to the mixture of nitrogen tetroxide, dioxide and nitrogen under investigation. The treatment is divided as follows: (1) shock and equilibrium Hugoniot calculations are presented; (2) calculated conditions for the shock tube are compared with those experimentally determined; (3) conditions in the chemical relaxation zone are calculated assuming a known reaction rate law; (4) a method for direct calculation of rate constants from the absorption traces is presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0637122
Entities
People
- Igor J. Eberstein
Organizations
- Yale University