Model gases for the detailed study of microscopic chemical nonequilibrium in diatomic gas flowsIt is shown that chlorine (Cl2) and iodine (I2) are suitable model diatomic gases to use in theoretical studies of chemical nonequilibrium that account for rotational and vibrational as well as electronic processes in a gas. Because of the low temperature at which significant dissociation can be achieved in iodine, it is a particularly attractive candidate for the study of relatively low temperature chemically reacting flows, permitting detailed knowledge of the nonequilibrium populations of translational, rotational, vibrational and electronic energy levels. A preliminary investigation indicates that a useful iodine flow facility can be constructed and that diagnostic techniques are available to validate in detail prediction techniques for nonequilibrium flows.
Document ID
19900051731
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kunc, Joseph A. (University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Muntz, E. Phillip (University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Weaver, David P. (Southern California, University Los Angeles, CA, United States)