Decomposition Measurements of RP-1, RP-2, JP-7, n-Dodecane, and Tetrahydroquinoline in Shock Tubes (Preprint)

Abstract

Fuel time-histories and overall rates of gas-phase RP-1, RP-2, JP-7, n-dodecane, and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline decomposition reactions were measured using laser absorption in an aerosol shock tube and a heated high-pressure shock tube. Experiments were performed with 0.1% to 0.6% fuel/argon mixtures for temperatures between 1000 and 1400 K and pressures from 3 to 51 atm. Fuel concentration was measured by infrared laser absorption at 3.39 μm using absorption cross sections also reported here. Fuel-removal data for n-dodecane were also used to determine the unimolecular decomposition rate constant for the reaction n-dodecane → products.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 23, 2010
Accession Number
ADA533333

Entities

People

  • David F Davidson
  • Megan E. Macdonald
  • Ronald Kenneth Hanson

Organizations

  • Stanford University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Decomposition
  • High Pressure
  • High Temperature
  • Lasers
  • Partial Pressure
  • Physical Properties
  • Shock Tubes
  • Specific Heat
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Vapor Pressure

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  • Organic Chemistry
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers