Application of Pulsed Flame Velocimetry to the Study of Inhibited Methane/Oxygen Flames.

Abstract

Knowledge of flame velocities is an important factor in the design and construction of many devices involving combustion phenomena. We report here results of flame velocity measurement obtained using pulsed flame velocimetry a new technique that may be useful for Halon replacement research. The method developed here is based on and is an extension of the pulsed flame photometer detector developed at Tel Aviv University. Flame velocities for burning methane/oxygen mixtures to which a small amount of inhibitant has been added are determined using pulsed flame velocimetry. Results are compared to flame velocities measured for similar mixtures using other techniques. Relative flame velocities for burning methane/oxygen mixtures doped with small amounts of inhibitants are compared with flame inhibition efficiencies. The utility of flame velocities determined using pulsed flame velocimetry as a predictive technique for inhibitor efficiency studies is discussed. jg p.3

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300128

Entities

People

  • Andrzej W. Miziolek
  • Kevin L. McNesby
  • Robert G. Daniel
  • Sergey Cheskis
  • V. I. Babushok

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Detectors
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Fires
  • Flow Rate
  • Gas Flow
  • Inhibition
  • Inhibitors
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Temperature Gradients

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.