The Reactive Thermal Conductivity of Air at High Temperatures

Author

Louis Biolsi Jr., Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

This paper presents the thermal conductivity of air from the dissociation and ionization reactions of the nitrogen and oxygen species in air from 1000°K to 25,000°K. the results for nitrogen are compared with results for the non-reactive (frozen) contribution to the thermal conductivity of the “nitrogen system” (N₂, N, N⁺ , and the electron, e). at 6000°K, the contribution to the thermal conductivity from the dissociation of N₂ is more than an order of magnitude greater than the frozen thermal conductivity and, at 15,000°K, the contribution to the thermal conductivity from the ionization of nitrogen atoms is about as large as the contribution from the frozen thermal conductivity.

Recommended Citation

L. Biolsi, "The Reactive Thermal Conductivity of Air at High Temperatures," AIAA Paper, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Jan 1986.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2514/6.1986-1276

Meeting Name

AIAA Paper (1986, Boston, MA, USA)

Department(s)

Chemistry

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1986 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1986