Reaction Kinetics and Combustion Dynamics of I4O9 and Aluminum MixturesDylan K. Smith 1, Michelle L. Pantoya 1, Jeffrey S. Parkey 2, Mehmet Kesmez 2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2Lynntech Inc.
A protocol for measuring flame speeds of a reactive mixture composed of tetraiodine nonoxide (I4O9) and aluminum (Al) is presented. A method for resolving reaction kinetics using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is also presented. It was found that I4O9 is 150% more reactive than other iodine(V) oxides.
