THE EFFECT OF BURNING VELOCITY INHIBITORS ON THE IGNITION OF HYDROCARBON-OXYGEN-NITROGEN MIXTURES

Abstract

It has been proposed that the mechanism of inhibition by halogens in hydrocarbon flames involves an increase in ignition temperature with a consequent prolongation of the preignition zone. An examination of this hypothesis was undertaken by a systematic investigation of the effect of a number of well-recognized burning velocity inhibitors on the ignition of hydrocarbon mixtures by hot wires in a 35 mm quartz tube. Data are reported for ignition temperature as a function of additive concentration for methane and/or propane mixtures with oxygen and nitrogen at ambient temperature and pressure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0691793

Entities

People

  • K. Scheller
  • M. E. Morrison

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chlorine
  • Combustion
  • Diameters
  • Flow Rate
  • Free Radicals
  • Gases
  • Hot Gases
  • Hot Wire
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Hydrogen
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Inhibition
  • Inhibitors

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.