Student Research in Rocket and Plume-Reaction Kinetics

Abstract

Semi-empirical configuration interaction (SECI) theory has been extended to predict activation barriers for combustion reactions of boron group halide oxidation reactions, Good agreement with experiments has been obtained. Rate coefficients for BO oxidation reactions have been measured. It is shown that these reactions, as well as their AlO equivalents, proceed through formation of intermediate complexes. The CO Fourth Positive System chemiluminescence in the vacuum ultraviolet has been studied in two reaction systems: O + C2H2 and C2 + O2. The latter is shown to be more likely responsible for rocket plume emissions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA356869

Entities

People

  • Arthur Fontijn

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Agreements
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemiluminescence
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Combustion
  • Diatomic Molecules
  • Emission
  • High Temperature
  • Kinetics
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Oxidation
  • Physics
  • Solid Propellants

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  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.