Chemical dynamics in extreme environments / editor, Rainer A. Dressler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dressler, Rainer A.

Series:

Advanced series in physical chemistry ; v. 11.

Advanced series in physical chemistry ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical kinetics.

Molecular dynamics.

Extreme environments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (631 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As computing power increases, a growing number of macroscopic phenomena are modeled at the molecular level. Consequently, new requirements are generated for the understanding of molecular dynamics in exotic conditions. This book illustrates the importance of detailed chemical dynamics and the role it plays in the phenomenology of a number of extreme environments. Each chapter addresses one or more extreme environments, outlines the associated chemical mechanisms of relevance, and then covers the leading edge science that elucidates the chemical coupling. The chapters exhibit a balance betwee

Contents:

CONTENTS ; Introduction ; Preface ; Chapter 1. Exploring Chemistry in Extreme Environments: A Driving Force for Innovation ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Chemistry at High Temperatures and Pressures ; 3. High Temperature Chemistry in the Atmosphere ; 4. Low Temperature Chemistry

5. Conclusions Acknowledgment ; References ; Chapter 2. Chemistry under Extreme Conditions: Cluster Impact Activation ; Introduction ; 1. Cluster Impact ; 2. A New Regime of Dynamics ; 3. Chemistry within an Impact Heated Cluster ; 4. The Rapid Thermalization of the Impact Energy

5. The Shattering of Clusters 6. The Burning of Air: A Theoretical Study Using Two Complementary Procedures ; 7. Summary ; Epilogue ; Acknowledgments ; Appendix: Complete List of Publications ; References ; Chapter 3. Nonequilibrium Chemistry Modeling in Rarefied Hypersonic Flows

1. Introduction 2. Laboratory and Flight Investigations ; 3. Computational Modeling ; 4. Results ; Acknowledgments ; References ; Chapter 4. Chemical Dynamics in Chemical Laser Media ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Brief History and Basic Operating Principles of COIL

References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611960780

9781281960788

1281960780

9789812811882

9812811885

OCLC:

879023370