SEDL / STP / STP1267-EB / STP16430S

Promoted Combustion of Pure Metals in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres

Sircar, S
Materials Scientist, Corporate Research and Development, Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, VA

Stoltzfus, J
Aerospace Engineer, NASA Laboratories Office, White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, NM

Bryan, C
Materials Scientist, NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL

Kazaroff, J
Materials Scientist, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH

Pages: 7    Published: Jan 1995

Download this paper for $25 PDF (108K)          View License Agreement
Abstract

The combustion behavior of several elemental materials was studied using their threshold pressures (minimum pressure required to sustain combustion in 3.2-mm-(0.13-inch) diameter rod) as the ranking criterion in a promoted combustion test apparatus. Test media varied from 100% aviator's breathing oxygen to air and the test pressures varied from ambient to 70 MPa (10,000 psi).