- Author
- Smyth, K. C. | Miller, J. H.
- Title
- Chemistry of Molecular Growth Processes in Flames.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD George Washington Univ., Washington, DC
- Journal
- Science, Vol. 236, No. 4808, 1540-1546, June 1987
- Keywords
- flame research | oxidation | hydrocarbons | diffusion flames | soot | flame radiation | soot formation | combustion | radicals
- Identifiers
- soot formation; chemical mechanisms; energy transfer; pollutant emission
- Abstract
- Chemical mechanisms of pyrolysis, growth, and oxidation processes in flames have traditionally been inferred from spatial profile measurements of species concentrations. Experimental investigations now include the detection of numerous minor species such as reactive radicals and intermediate hydrocarbons.