Vibrational Energy Transfer in Unimolecular Reaction Systems.
Abstract
Quantitative vibrational energy transfer data for polyatomic molecules at high levels of excitation are available from experiment at temperatures below approximate 600 K. In the treatment of systems at higher temperatures, as in shock tubes, collision efficiencies are simply transferred from low to high temperature. The theory of Tardy and Rabinovitch and Lin and Rabinovitch predicts a marked decrease in efficiency with rise of temperature. Some existing unimolecular reaction shock data is examined and some difficulties in interpretation are shown to be alleviated if decreased magnitudes for vibrational energy transfer efficiencies are employed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 07, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA020302
Entities
People
- Benton Seymour Rabinovitch
- D. G. Keil
- G. B. Skinner
- J. F. Burkhalter
Organizations
- University of Washington