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Gasdynamic Effects of Fast Exothermic Reactions

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Fast Reactions in Energetic Systems

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Fast exothermic chemical reactions in gas mixtures give rise to spatial gradients of the thermodynamic states (p,T) which equilibrate via diffusion, convective flow, and gasdynamic wave processes. The gasdynamic flow structure generated in turn influences the chemical rate processes and a complex coupling exists between gasdynamics and chemistry. In general chemists prefer to concentrate on the chemistry aspects and hence study very dilute systems where uniform isothermal conditions can be approached and gasdynamic effects are minimal. However, it is precisely the coupling between gasdynamics and chemistry that leads to the spectrum of interesting combustion phenomena (e.g., cellular and turbulent flames, multi-headed detonations) in practical situations. The subject of flames and detonations has been treated in a number of textbooks on combustion (1–15) and the Proceedings of the Bi-annual Symposia on Combustion (16) provides an excellent source of information for ongoing research. The object of these lectures is to discuss the gasdynamic effects on fast reactions bearing in mind that the gasdynamic flow field is generated by the energy release associated with the reaction itself.

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Lee, J.H.S., Guirao, C. (1981). Gasdynamic Effects of Fast Exothermic Reactions. In: Capellos, C., Walker, R.F. (eds) Fast Reactions in Energetic Systems. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 71. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8511-7_15

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