Kinetics and Mechanism of Combustion-Related Reactions of Methoxy Radicals.

Abstract

Reactions of methoxy radicals prepared by the reaction of ground state fluorine atoms with methanol were studied. The intensity of laser-induced fluorescence at 298 nm was used as a measure of methoxy concentration. The presence of various excited molecular products was proven by the analysis of chemiluminescence (CL) spectra. The CL spectra were very complicated and became significantly different when the operating conditions were varied slightly. It was learned that trace amounts of oxygen or air were primarily responsible for these observations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 1983
Accession Number
ADA145743

Entities

People

  • W. A. Sanders

Organizations

  • The Catholic University of America

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemiluminescence
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Decomposition
  • Dissociation
  • Energy
  • Free Radicals
  • Ground State
  • Ionization
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Military Research
  • Oxidation
  • Radiation
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers