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Effect of gas motion on the reaction kinetics of vibrationally excited molecules

Journal Article · · Fluid Dyn. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6417638

The effect is considered of gas motion on the kinetics of reactions whose energy threshold is overcome as the result of vibrational excitation of the reactant molecules. The conditions are determined for which such an effect may be realized. An expression is obtained for the rate of thermal dissociation of diatomic molecules considered as haromonic oscillators representing a small impurity in a monoatomic inert gas; the expression depends explicitly and nonlinearly on the divergence of the flow velocity.

OSTI ID:
6417638
Journal Information:
Fluid Dyn. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Fluid Dyn. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 19:6; ISSN FLDYA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English