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Transient Analysis of Carbon Combustion in Stagnation Flow F. MENDEZ and C. TREVINO A. LINAN The early history of a carbon particle is studied as it is suddenly injected into a hot oxidizing atmosphere. In this early phase, a high Reynolds number approach is appropriate. Five stages characterize the processes: (I) inert stage, (2) transition stage (ignition of the heterogeneous reaction), (3) heterogeneous diffusion controlled stage, (4) homogeneous ignition, and (5) overall diffusion-controlled stage. In this last stage, the surface temperature and the regression rate reach the final equilibrium values. Using correlations for the quasi-steady gas-phase response and Greens function for the solid phase, the evolution of the surface temperature as well the regression rate are obtained. NOMENCLATURE reaction per unit mass of CO consumed heat of reaction of the heterogeneous Cs specific heat of the solid reactions per unit mass of carbon con- C specific heat at constant pressure of the sumed p gas external heat flux D; diffusion coefficient of species i reaction rates of the heterogeneous reac- Eh activation energy of the homogeneous tions given by Eqs. 16 and 17 reaction R particle radius El, Err activation energies of the heterogeneous Sc; Schmidt number of species i, Sc;