Challenger disaster: How do hydrogen droplets behave when hydrogen-oxygen aerosol mixtures burn?
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 11:31
in Physics & Chemistry
In the framework of research motivated by the Challenger disaster a team of researchers have pursued all possible mechanisms of igniting explosions of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen mixtures in similar situations. Their analysis revealed new mechanisms, which, in turn, required seeking a deeper understanding of the way hydrogen droplets burn within these mixtures.