Ignition of Aluminum Particles and Clouds

Conference · Wed Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2010

OSTI ID:1015401

Kuhl, A L; Boiko, V M

Here we review experimental data and models of the ignition of aluminum (Al) particles and clouds in explosion fields. The review considers: (i) ignition temperatures measured for single Al particles in torch experiments; (ii) thermal explosion models of the ignition of single Al particles; and (iii) the unsteady ignition Al particles clouds in reflected shock environments. These are used to develop an empirical ignition model appropriate for numerical simulations of Al particle combustion in shock dispersed fuel explosions.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 1015401
• Report Number(s): LLNL-CONF-427973; TRN: US201111%%588
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at: 41st ICT Conference, Karlsruhe, Germany, Jun 29 - Jul 02, 2010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ALUMINIUM
CLOUDS
COMBUSTION
EXPLOSIONS
IGNITION