Modelling nitromethane combustion

Citation
S. Kelzenberg et al., Modelling nitromethane combustion, PROP EXPL P, 24(3), 1999, pp. 189-194
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Chemical Engineering
Journal title
PROPELLANTS EXPLOSIVES PYROTECHNICS
ISSN journal
07213115 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
189 - 194
Database
ISI
SICI code
0721-3115(199906)24:3<189:MNC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
In combustion research, nitromethane is an important nitro-compounded liqui d propellant offering high performance. Additionally it can be used as a mo del substance for understanding mechanisms of combustion of solid propellan ts. The objectives of investigations were the burning behaviour and the fla me spectrum in the UV/VIS spectral range because of the appearance of stron g radical emissions also present in flames of other energetic materials. Th e evaluation is based on a detailed chemical kinetics and a linear combusti on model including a reduced mechanism.