Cluster Beam Studies of Metal Combustion

Abstract

This report outlines the goals, approach, and accomplishments for the Stony Brook Cluster Beam program. We have developed the Cluster Beam method for examining the primary chemistry that occurs in high temperature attack on metal or semi-metal surfaces. The method has been applied to boron, aluminum, and carbon combustion chemistry, and we have been able to identify reactions and products, derive thermochemical information, and convert the data to reaction probabilities that can be fed into combustion models. The report also describes construction and initial operation of a new experiment designed to study the energetics and mechanism of strain energy release in strained hydrocarbon fuel molecules.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 21, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253952

Entities

People

  • Scott L. Anderson

Organizations

  • Stony Brook University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Decomposition
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Dissociation
  • Energetic Materials
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Ionization
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Metals
  • Surface Reactions

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design