37 research outputs found
Modelling and simulation of Fe2O3/aluminum thermite combustion: experimental validation
A one-dimensional model was built to simulate the non-steady radial combustion
propagation on thin circular samples of Fe2O3/Aluminum thermite mixtures. The model
considers zero order kinetics and conductive/radiative heat transfer. All the properties of
the system are assumed to vary with the temperature and composition during the
propagation and phase transitions are also contemplated. These features, not yet
considered in the literature, allowed the obtainment of realistic solutions, readily
comparable with experimental values measured in an earlier work. The experimental
combustion velocities were used to adjust the kinetic constant of the model, in order to
give it a good predictive capability. The predicted combustion temperatures and reaction
extents were higher than the experimental. This was justified by the heat losses due to
the spraying of products away from the combustion system and the incompleteness of
the reaction, observed in experimental conditions and not considered in the model
Frequency Locking for Combustion Synthesis in Periodic Medium
Solutions of a 1-D free-interface problem modeling solid combustion front
propagating in combustible mixture with periodically varying concentration of
reactant exhibit classical phenomenon of mode locking. Numerical simulation
shows a variety of locked periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic solutions.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figure