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Sarah E Johnson1, David F Davidson1, Ronald K Hanson1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Abstract:
High-temperature cyclopentadiene pyrolysis was examined behind reflected shock waves in a heated shock tube using several laser absorption diagnostic schemes. A two-color, online-offline sensor near 3335 cm-1 was used to measure time histories of acetylene, while a three-color scheme of diagnostics at 10.532, 10.675, and 11.345 μm yielded measurements of cyclopentadiene and ethylene. Species time histories of cyclopentadiene decomposition and acetylene formation as well as ethylene yields are reported from 1319 to 1678 K at 1.2-1.5 atm. In addition, the overall decomposition rate of cyclopentadiene is reported, and comparisons are made to a number of kinetic models.
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