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Induction zone exothermicity of acetylene ignition

Journal Article · · Combust. Flame; (United States)
Refractive index gradient profiles in the shock-initiated ignition of C/sub 2/H/sub 2/-O/sub 2/-Ar mixtures were analyzed by means of computer modeling. It was found that product formation in the main route of C/sub 2/H/sub 2/ ignition chemistry proceeds only as far as CO and H/sub 2/O, effectively excluding CO/sub 2/ as a possible product of the reaction of CH/sub 2/ with O/sub 2/ as had been assumed on the basis of earlier modeling results. The elementary reaction rate constant expressions k/sub 8/ = 5.0 x 10/sup 14/ exp(-60kJ/RT)cm/sup 3/ mol/sup -1/s/sup -1/ for C/sub 2/H/sub 2/ + OH ..-->.. CH/sub 2/CO + H,k/sub 9/ = 2.7 x 10/sup 14/ exp(-63kJ/RT)cm/sup 3/ mol/sup -1/s/sup -1/ for C/sub 2/H/sub 2/ + OH ..-->.. C/sub 2/H + H/sub 2/O, and k/sub 18/ = 2.5 x 10/sup 13/ cm/sup 3/ mol/sup -1/s/sup -1/ for CHCO + H ..-->.. CH/sub 2/ + CO were derived in the context of a reaction mechanism consisting of 5 elementary reactions of C/H species, 10 elementary reactions in the H/sub 2/-O/sub 2/-CO system, and 28 reactions of C/H/O species, 4 of which involve electronically excited CH. The same mechanism was found to match laboratory flame speeds and profiles about as well as previously reported mechanisms.
Research Organization:
Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
OSTI ID:
6809513
Journal Information:
Combust. Flame; (United States), Journal Name: Combust. Flame; (United States) Vol. 67:1; ISSN CBFMA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English