Propagation of a chemical-reaction wave under UV radiation
- Resource Type
- Authors
- V. I. Babushok; I. G. Namyatov; Sergey Minaev
- Source
- Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves. 32:386-389
- Subject
- Steady state
Chemistry
business.industry
Wave propagation
General Chemical Engineering
General Physics and Astronomy
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Quantum yield
General Chemistry
Radiation
Molecular physics
Chemical reaction
Light intensity
Fuel Technology
Optics
Reagent
Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1573-8345
0010-5082
The formation and propagation of a photochemical-reaction wave were studied. The condition for propagation is the “brightening” of reaction products. The wave velocity is in direct proportion to the product of the quantum yield by the light intensity and in inverse proportion to the concentration of an absorbing reagent. The time during which a steady-state regime was reached was estimated. Transition of a photochemical wave to a steady state was analyzed. The influence of a periodic variation of light intensity on wave propagation was studied. Examples of photochemical-reaction waves were considered.