Gravitational effects on liquid flame thermite systems

Liquid flame combustion is investigated using many of the simplifications introduced by Shkadinsky et al. (1996), but with more realistic chemical kinetics. The model used, although greatly simplified, is shown to be quite useful. It is shown, in particular, that whether or not one dimensional unifo...

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Published in:Combustion science and technology 1998, Vol.131 (1-6), p.107-129
Main Authors: RAYMOND, C. S, SHKADINSKY, K. G, VOLPERT, V. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Combustion. Flame
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Theoretical studies
Theoretical studies. Data and constants. Metering
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Summary:Liquid flame combustion is investigated using many of the simplifications introduced by Shkadinsky et al. (1996), but with more realistic chemical kinetics. The model used, although greatly simplified, is shown to be quite useful. It is shown, in particular, that whether or not one dimensional uniformly propagating combustion waves exist may depend on gravity for certain systems and that such solutions may be nonunique when they exist. It is also shown that enhancement or suppression of the reaction due to relative motion of the reactants and/or products in a gravitational field may effect the propagation velocity of the combustion wave. (AIAA)
ISSN:0010-2202
1563-521X
DOI:10.1080/00102209808935757