Dust Cloud Combustion for Defeat of Airborne Bio-WMD

Abstract

The objective of the present research is to build on our understanding of the fundamental properties of propagating large-scale dust flames by addressing i) the hydrodynamics of dust dispersion, and ii) determining dust flame properties, including speed and propagation limits, scaling laws, and radiative properties. This project consists of a combination of lab- and field-scale experiments utilizing optical and spectroscopic techniques coupled with the development of thermochemical models supported by hydrocode computations. The thermal structure of propagating and stabilized dust flames has been determined and spectroscopic measurements give insight into the particle combustion regime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1043189

Entities

People

  • David L. Frost
  • Nick Glumac

Organizations

  • McGill University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Explosives
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Optical Materials
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermodynamics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.