- Author
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Watson, K. W.
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Pantoya, M. L.
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Levitas, V. I.
- Title
- Fast Reactions With Nano- and Micrometer Aluminum: A Study on Oxidation Versus Fluorination.
- Coporate
- Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX
- Journal
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Combustion and Flame,
Vol. 155,
No. 4,
619-634,
December 2008
- Keywords
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aluminum
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oxidation
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fluorination
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thermites
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flame speed
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reaction kinetics
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material properties
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equations
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flame velocity
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flame propagation
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particle size
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effectiveness
- Identifiers
- aluminum particle combustion; melt-dispersion mechanism; material properties of the reactants; Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); open burn experiments; confined burn experiments; flame propagation in open configurations; open burning flame speeds as a function of Al content and reactant composition; flame propagation in confined configurations; confined burning flame speeds as a function of Al content and reactant composition; pressure (P) and propagation (prop.) results from confined experiments; effects of confinement; relative flame speed versus relative particle size M: theoretical predictions; relative flame rate versus relative particle size M: comparison with experiments; flame velocities in m/s for Al/Teflon and Al/MoO3 mixtures; estimated values of pressure in Al core and maximum particle velocity at the instant of fracture of oxide shell for Al particles under study