Solid-solid and gas-solid self-propagating high temperature reactions are exploited for interesting and relatively new technological applications based on the so called Self-propagating High-temperature Synthesis (SHS) technique
This paper reviews the recent results obtained, also in the framework of national and international
collaborations, by Cao and coworkers in the field of self-propagating high-temperature reactions with particular emphasis on SHS fundamentals and applications. In particular, the research activity conducted so far can be divided into three main topics: Macrokinetics studies on SHS using structural statics as well as dynamics approaches; Modeling studies on SHS, with the aim of developing analytical expressions of combustion front velocity and simulating experimental techniques applied for macrokinetics investigations; Technological applications related to the synthesis of centrifugal coatings and environmental protection.
The activities outlined above will be described in this review paper in separate sections as discussed
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