Kinetics of hydrogen/oxygen reaction III. The explosion-limit equation and its applications
- 7 February 1952
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Vol. 211 (1104) , 96-109
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1952.0027
Abstract
The explosion-limit equation is considered term by term for the evaluation of the various constants and a comparison of the experimental figures with theoretical expectations. In general, the agreement is found to be satisfactory and the equation adequate in describing the whole observed region of spontaneous ignition. Certain features of the reaction about which there still exists some uncertainty are re-examined in the light of the present work. The aspects considered are those of vessel-size effects, the overall reaction mechanism, activation energy of the branching process, surface chain-breaking efficiencies, effects of inert gases and the action of sensitizers.Keywords
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