Masters Theses

Date of Award

12-1985

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Chemical Engineering

Major Professor

Lloyd W. Crawford

Committee Members

Atul Sheth, Robert Counce

Abstract

The reaction kinetics of the MHD downstream process gas before secondary combustion are examined here. Emphasis is placed on the decomposition of nitrogen oxide into ammonia fractions and hydrogen cyanide but sulfur and carbon containing species reactions are also considered. The shift in species concentrations at the refractory furnace and secondary combustor inlet gas sample probes are modeled using the "Premixed One-Dimensional Flame" (PROF) code. In addition, a heat transfer analysis of the sample probe is involved. This was evaluated so that a more accurate analysis of the actual combustion gas in the flow train could be established from the experimental data collected during the test runs. The results gathered from this code were analyzed with experimental data collected during the LMF3B test series. The PROF code modeled the nitrogen species reactions with reasonable accuracy while some discrepancy was seen between the theoretical and experimental results involving the sulfur and carbon species.

Download
Files over 3MB may be slow to open. For best results, right-click and select "save as..."

Share

COinS