HEAT THEORY OF IGNITION,

Abstract

Working formulas are derived on the basis of the theory of spontaneous ignition for calculating warm-up time and temperature and ignition time. These formulas are then applied to two specific cases: heat ignition of translucent fuel by radiant energy and heat ignition of fuel in a gas flow. For the latter case, it is shown that the formulas give a good approximation of the ignition time over the entire range of Nusselt numbers. The case of burnout of fuel during ignition is not considered. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 23, 1968
Accession Number
AD0684636

Entities

People

  • V. N. Vilyunov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Flow
  • Gas Flow
  • Ignition

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.