Shock tube study of the thermal decomposition of cyanogen

Journal Article · Tue May 15 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.446519· OSTI ID:6832254

Szekely, A; Hanson, R K; Bowman, C T

The thermal decomposition of cyanogen behind incident shock waves has been studied in the temperature range 2500--3450 K, at pressures between 0.23 and 0.58 bar. The course of the reaction was followed by monitoring the CN (B /sup 2/..sigma../sup +/, v = 0reverse arrowX /sup 2/..sigma../sup +/, v = 0) absorption at 388 nm. The low-pressure rate coefficient for the reaction C/sub 2/N/sub 2/+Ar..-->..2CN+Ar was fitted by the Arrhenius expression k/sub 1/ = 10/sup 16.8plus-or-minus0.17/ exp(-(50 040 +- 1070)/T)cm/sup 3//mol s. Comparisons of the present work with previously published results are discussed.

• Research Organization: High Temperature Gasdynamics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
• OSTI ID: 6832254
• Journal Information: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 80:10; ISSN JCPSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201* -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
ARGON
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
CYANOGEN
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
KINETICS
NONMETALS
OXIDATION
RARE GASES
REACTION KINETICS
SHOCK WAVES
SPECTRA
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE