Investigation of combustion products of metal rods in normal and reduced gravity

摘要

This research studied the combustion products generated from the burning of metals in high-pressure oxygen. The work revealed the effects of oxygen pressure and gravity level on the products produced. The findings contribute to our understanding of how bulk metals burn, the morphology and size distribution of the products produced and is relevant to applications in terrestrial and space environments of fire safety, forensics, particle generation and fundamental combustion science.