Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: A kinetic model of the combustion chemistry of a hydrogen/oxygen base flame, doped with dimethyl methylphosphonate, a useful simulant for chemical warfare agents (CWAs), has been developed to assist in the controlled thermal destruction of CWA stockpiles. Laser-ionization mass spectrometry is employed to record concentration profiles of radical intermediates in a low-pressure premixed laminar flame. These measurements, combined with ab initio estimates of thermochemical properties of organophosphorus compounds, lead to a kinetic model incorporating several key reaction intermediates, which include methyl metaphosphate CH3OPO2, methyl dioxophosphorane CH3PO2, and monomethyl methylphosphonate PO(OH)(CH3)(OCH3).
Source: Combustion and Flame
Authors: James H. Werner, Terrill A. Cool
Institution: Cornell University
Language: English
Subfield: Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Field: Chemical Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,320
Funder: Army Research Office
OpenAlex ID: W1980752809