Ignition and combustion mechanism in aluminum particles

1977 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Razdobreev ◽  
A. I. Skorik ◽  
Yu. V. Frolov

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengting Hou ◽  
Shengji Li ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Xuefeng Huang

Metal aluminum has been widely used as an ingredient in propellant, gunpowder and thermite, but there is less understanding of the combustion mechanism of aluminum particles from submicron to several microns in diameter. This paper proposes to experimentally investigate the ignition and combustion characteristics of individual aluminum particles below 10 μm. A specific in situ diagnostic experimental apparatus was first designed for directly observing the ignition and combustion behaviors of individual aluminum particles, with a submicrometer spatial resolution and a temporal resolution of tens of microseconds. Direct observation through microscopic high-speed cinematography demonstrated that, when heated by a continuous laser, individual aluminum particles thermally expanded, followed by shell rupture; the molten aluminum core overflowed and evaporated, leading to ignition and combustion. Further results showed that, when the laser power densities were gradually increased (5.88, 7.56 and 8.81 × 105 W/cm2), the durations of thermal expansion, melting and evaporation were shortened. The required time for the aluminum particles to expand to 150% of their initial diameter was shortened (34 s, 0.34 s and 0.0125 s, respectively). This study will be beneficial to further extend the investigation of other individual metal particles and reveal their combustion mechanism by direct observation.





2021 ◽  
pp. 133585
Author(s):  
Chao Wang ◽  
Xiangrui Zou ◽  
Shipan Yin ◽  
Junlong Wang ◽  
Hongyang Li ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 124 (11) ◽  
pp. 115903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin J. Hill ◽  
Nobumichi Tamura ◽  
Valery I. Levitas ◽  
Michelle L. Pantoya


2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Servaites ◽  
R. Burton ◽  
J. Melcher ◽  
Herman Krier


2001 ◽  
Vol 125 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1040-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Servaites ◽  
Herman Krier ◽  
J.C Melcher ◽  
R.L Burton


2001 ◽  
Vol 165 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. LEGRAND ◽  
M. MARION ◽  
C. CHAUVEAU ◽  
I. GOKALP ◽  
E. SHAFIROVICH


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