Heterogeneous Combustion

Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics-Volume 15: Heterogeneous Combustion focuses on the processes, reactions, methodologies, and techniques involved in heterogeneous combustion. The selection first offers information on the techniques for the study of combustion of beryllium and aluminum particles, study of quenched aluminum particle combustion, and spectroscopic investigation of metal combustion. Discussions focus on the combustion of metal particles in a hot oxidizing atmosphere, experimental apparatus and procedure, selected examples of residue observations, ignition of beryllium, and photographic study of particle combustion. The text then takes a look at the analytical developments, experimental observations in oxygen atmospheres, and experimental observations in carbon dioxide atmospheres of vapor-phase diffusion flames in the combustion of magnesium and aluminum. The publication ponders on the combustion of elemental boron with fluorine, combustion of pyrolytic boron nitride, characteristics of diborane flames, oxidation of diethyldiborane, and reaction of pentaborane and hydrazine and structure of the adduct. The selection is a dependable reference for readers interested in heterogeneous combustion.

-The Propellants and Combustion CommitteePrefaceI. Combustion and Ignition of Metals Techniques for the Study of Combustion of Beryllium and Aluminum Particles Study of Quenched Aluminum Particle Combustion Spectroscopic Investigation of Metal Combustion Vapor-Phase Diffusion Flames in the Combustion of Magnesium and Aluminum: I. Analytical Developments Vapor-Phase Diffusion Flames in the Combustion of Magnesium and Aluminum: II. Experimental Observations in Oxygen Atmospheres Vapor-Phase Diffusion Flames in the Combustion of Magnesium and Aluminum: III. Experimental Observations in Carbon Dioxide Atmospheres Analysis of a Dilute Diffusion Flame Maintained by Heterogenous Reaction Combustion of Elemental Boron with Fluorine Oxidation of Graphite, Molybdenum, and Tungsten at 1000° to 1600°C Combustion of Pyrolytic Boron Nitride Combustion and Disintegration of Zirconium Hydride-Uranium Fuel Rods During Atmospheric Re-EntryII. High-Energy Propellant Combustion A Brief Review on the Combustion of Boron Hydrides Characteristics of Diborane Flames Mechanism and Chemical Inhibition of the Diborane-Oxygen Reaction Oxidation of Diethyldiborane Reaction of Pentaborane and Hydrazine and the Structure of the Adduct Mechanism of Pyrolysis of Aluminum Alkyls Inhibition of Afterburning by Metal CompoundsIII. Effect of Aerodynamics on Heterogeneous Combustion Introductory Considerations on Hybrid Rocket Combustion Fundamentals of Hybrid Boundary-Layer Combustion Combustion During Perpendicular Flow Research in Hybrid Combustion A Porous Plug Burner Technique for the Study of Composite Solid Propellant Deflagration on a Fundamental Level and Its Application to Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Production of Trace Species in Boundary Layers Laminar Boundary-Layer Wedge Flows with Evaporation and CombustionIV. Condensation Homogeneous Nucleation in Condensation Homogeneous Nucleation from Simple and Complex Systems Condensation Phenomena in Nozzles Water Vapor Condensation as an Explanation for the Great Apparent Radiance of Sun-Lit High-Altitude Rocket Exhaust Plumes Experimental Methods for the Study of Nucleation and Condensation Contributors to Volume 15