Reaction stoichiometry, flame propagation

As in the discussion of flame propagation, the stoichiometry and pressure dependence are in Z and Z / ", where n is the order of the reaction. Equation (7.36) expressed in terms of <5crit permits the relationship between the critical parameters to be determined. Taking logarithms,... 

A recent review relating the pyrotechnic reaction mechanism, particle size, stoichiometry, temp and compaction density to burning rate is Ref 66, and a study of the effect of multidimensional heat transfer on the rate of flame propagation is Ref 120, which showed that the material of the delay body has no effect on the performance of most delay compns, a finding which agrees with test data... 

Addition of chemically active compounds to flame, which are able to change the flame velocity, the flame propagation limits and the other macrokinetic parameters, seems to be the most effective way to control combustion. Of sp>ecial interest are chemically active inhibitors producing a noticeable effect on flame at low concentrations, which do not change the flame stoichiometry. Thousands of elementary reactions involving hundreds of sprecies proceed in hydrocarbon flame. However, the key reactions are those involving atoms and free radicals with their reaction rates being much faster than those of the other reactions. The inhibitors mainly interact and affect the above processes. 

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