Combustion Kinetics of Metal Oxide and Halide Radicals.

Abstract

Current ability to influence combustion involving metals is severely hampered by a lack of understanding and knowledge of the ways and manner by which temperature affects the rate coefficients of individual reactions and reaction channels. The commonly-used Arrhenius equation predicts a logarithmic dependence of rate coefficients on inverse temperature. This is often not the case and order of magnitude errors can result in extrapolations based on this equation. This report discussed various types of deviations from the equation observed in high-temperature fast-flow reactors. Laser-induced fluorescence measurements are used in such reactors to provide data necessary for obtaining an understanding of the oxidation reactions of boron and aluminum-containing radicals, as a function of temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 06, 1984
Accession Number
ADA148521

Entities

People

  • A. Fontijn

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arrhenius Equation
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Endothermic Reactions
  • Equations
  • Fluorescence
  • High Temperature
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Lasers
  • Metal Oxides
  • Oxidation
  • Oxides
  • Production Engineering
  • Propulsion Systems

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy