Thermodynamics combustion, characteristics

An example in this regard is provided by the titanium-promoted reductive dimerization [3-5] pentacyclic monoketones and their monomethylated analogs, as indicated in Scheme 1. We have successfully prepared these compounds in relatively large quantities (i.e., several hundred grams). Samples have been sent to other laboratories for evaluation of their fuel properties, selected thermodynamic properties, and combustion characteristics. 

A combined application of direct calorimetric measurements and thermochemical investigations has made possible to obtain a number of important thermochemical quantities characterizing the interaction of the N—H bond of the amine with the epoxy ring 53). Combustion and evaporation enthalpies of phenylglycidyl ether and its condensation products with aniline and butylamine have been determined. Standard enthalpies of the formation of these compounds, strain energies of the epoxy ring in the phenylglycidyl ether molecule and — AH values for the three-phase states, which are most important for the determination of the true thermodynamic reaction characteristics, have been estimated. 

Fig. 34. Thermodynamic calculations of combustion characteristics as a function of degree of conversion in S1-N2 system Tq = 300 K, e = 0.6 (Adapted from Skibska et al 1993b).

A discussion with 14 refs on expls and proplnts considering the thermodynamic characteristics of expl substances, the kinetics of combustion of powders and the effects of catalysts, corrosion, and instability on the kinetics, the occurrence of deflagration on detonation, and forms of solid mixts in view of the augmentation of their performance and the extension of conditions used in their mixts. The importance of modern methods of calcn is stressed... 

The combustion wave of a premixed gas propagates with a certain velocity into the unburned region (with flow speed = 0). The velocity is sustained by virtue of thermodynamic and thermochemical characteristics of the premixed gas. Figure 3.1 illustrates a combustion wave that propagates into the unburned gas at velocity Mj, one-dimensionally under steady-state conditions. If one assumes that the observer of the combustion wave is moving at the same speed, Wj, then the combustion wave appears to be stationary and the unburned gas flows into the combustion wave at the velocity -Wj. The burned gas is expelled downstream at a velocity of-M2 with respect to the combustion wave. The thermodynamic characteristics of the combustion wave are described by the velocity (u), pressure (p), density (p), and temperature (T) of the unburned gas (denoted by the subscript 1) and of the burned gas (denoted by the subscript 2), as illustrated in Fig. 3.1. 

Aleshin et al, Calculation of the Thermodynamic Characteristics of Hydroreacting Aluminum-Water Fuels , Fiz AerdispersnykhSist 17,74—78 (1978) CA 91,76312 (1979) [Reported are the thermodynamic calcns made for the hydroreacting Al-w mixt used as a rocket fuel at a combustion chamber pressure of 40kg/sq cm]... 

Biomass differs from conventional fossil fuels in the variability of fuel characteristics, higher moisture contents, and low nitrogen and sulfur contents of biomass fuels. The moisture content of biomass has a large influence on the combustion process and on the resulting efficiencies due to the lower combustion temperatures. It has been estimated that the adiabatic flame temperature of green wood is approximately 1000°C, while it is 1350°C for dry wood [41]. The chemical exergies for wood depend heavily on the type of wood used, but certain estimates can be obtained in the literature [42]. The thermodynamic efficiency of wood combustors can then be computed using the methods described in Chapter 9. 

The main characteristics of the green mixture used to control the CS process include mean reactant particle sizes, size distribution of the reactant particles reactant stoichiometry, j, initial density, po size of the sample, D initial temperature, Tq dilution, b, that is, fraction of the inert diluent in the initial mixture and reactant or inert gas pressure, p. In general, the combustion front propagation velocity, U, and the temperature-time profile of the synthesis process, T(t), depend on all of these parameters. The most commonly used characteristic of the temperature history is the maximum combustion temperature, T -In the case of negligible heat losses and complete conversion of reactants, this temperature equals the thermodynamically determined adiabatic temperature (see also Section V,A). However, heat losses can be significant and the reaction may be incomplete. In these cases, the maximum combustion temperature also depends on the experimental parameters noted earlier. 

First, we shall use a quasi-stationary approach already mentioned earlier, based on the assumption that characteristic times of heat and mass transfer in the gaseous phase are much shorter than in the liquid phase, since the coefficients of diffusion and thermal conductivity are much greater in the gas than in the liquid. Therefore the distribution of parameters in the gas may be considered as stationary, while they are non-stationary in the liquid. On the other hand, small volume of the drop allows us to assume that the temperature and concentration distributions are constant within the drop, while in the gas they depend on coordinates. Another assumption is that the drop s center does not move relative to the gas. Actually, this assumption is too strong, because in real processes, for example, when a liquid is sprayed in a combustion chamber, drops move relative to the gas due to inertia and the gravity force. However, if the size of drops is small (less than 1 pm) and the processes of heat and mass exchange are fast enough, then this assumption is permissible. As usual, we assume the existence of local thermodynamic equilibrium at the drop s surface, as well as equal pressures in both phases. The last condition was formulated at the end of Section 6.7. 

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