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Flame propagation in two-dimensional solids: Particle-resolved studies with complex plasmas
S O Yurchenko1, E V Yakovlev1, L Couëdel2
1Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 2nd Baumanskaya Street 5/1, 105005 Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
Using two-dimensional (2D) complex plasmas as an experimental model system, particle-resolved studies of flame propagation in classical 2D solids are carried out. Combining experiments, theory, and molecular dynamics simulations, we demonstrate that the mode-coupling instability operating in 2D complex plasmas reveals all essential features of combustion, such as an activated heat release, two-zone structure of the self-similar temperature profile ("flame front"), as well as thermal expansion of the medium and temperature saturation behind the front. The presented results are of relevance for various fields ranging from combustion and thermochemistry, to chemical physics and synthesis of materials.
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