Vibrational temperatures of carbon dioxide in the reaction products of carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide under gasdynamic laser conditions

1978 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 1137-1143
Author(s):  
N. N. Kudryavtsev ◽  
S. S. Novikov ◽  
I. B. Svetlichnyi
2014 ◽  
Vol 1644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renate Kellermann ◽  
Dan Taroata ◽  
Martin Schiemann ◽  
Helmut Eckert ◽  
Peter Fischer ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTIn this work, electrochemically recyclable lithium is analyzed as high energy density, large scale storage material for stranded renewable energy in a closed loop. The strongly exothermic reaction of lithium with carbon dioxide (CO2) yields thermal energy directly comparable to the combustion of coal or methane in an oxygen containing atmosphere. The thermal level of the reaction is sufficient for re-electrification in a thermal power plant compatible process.The reaction of single lithium particles, avoiding particle-particle interactions, is compared to the combustion of atomized lithium spray in a CO2 containing atmosphere. Particle temperatures of up to 4000K were found for the reaction of single lithium particles in a CO2, nitrogen (N2), oxygen (O2) and steam gas mixture. Furthermore the combustion of atomized lithium spray in both dry CO2 atmosphere and CO2/steam gas mixture was analyzed. The identified solid reaction products are lithium carbonate, lithium oxide and lithium hydroxide. The formation of carbon monoxide (CO) as gaseous reaction product is demonstrated. Carbon monoxide is a valuable by-product, which could be converted to methanol or gasoline using hydrogen.


The authors’ experiments on the thermal conductivities of carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide were undertaken partly because very few determinations had been made previously, and partly on account of a consideration of other physical properties of these gases. Smith showed experimentally that the viscosities of nitrogen and carbon monoxide are equal, and a similar result was obtained in the case of carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. Such results are indicated by the Kinetic Theory of Gases from the aspect of the equality of molecular weights in the two cases. Similar equalities are not anticipated, however, in the case of the thermal conductivities, as the conduction effect depends on a consideration of differences in molecular structure. The following table shows the values of the thermal conductivities and the viscosities of the four gases concerned, and illustrates the extent to which the thermal conductivities differ:—


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