Effects of oxygen concentration on radiative loss from normal-gravity and microgravity methane diffusion flames

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5420540

Bahadori, M Y; Edelman, R B; Stocker, D P; Sotos, R G; Vaughan, D F ^[1]

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1. Science Applications International Corp., Torrance, CA (United States) Rockwell International Corp., Rocketdyne Div., Canoga Park, CA (United States) NASA, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH (United States)

Laminar diffusion flames of methane, burning in quiescent oxidizing environments at atmospheric pressure, have been studied under both normal-gravity and microgravity conditions. Radiation from these flames is measured using a wide-view-angle, thermopile detector radiometer. The oxidizer was 18, 21, and 30 percent oxygen in nitrogen. 17 refs.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (United States). Lewis Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5420540
• Report Number(s): AIAA-Paper--92-0243; CONF-920157--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400800* -- Combustion
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& High-Temperature Chemistry
ALKANES
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION KINETICS
ELEMENTS
FLAMES
FLUID FLOW
FLUX DENSITY
FUEL-AIR RATIO
HYDROCARBONS
KINETICS
LAMINAR FLOW
METHANE
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXYGEN
RADIANT FLUX DENSITY
REACTION KINETICS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES