A review of diaphragmless shock tubes for interdisciplinary applications

S Janardhanraj, SK Karthick, A Farooq - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shock tubes have emerged as an effective tool for applications in various fields of research
and technology. The conventional mode of shock tube operation employs a frangible …

Temperature approximations in chemical kinetics studies using single pulse shock tubes

X Han, JM Mehta, K Brezinsky - Combustion and Flame, 2019 - Elsevier
Simulations of chemical kinetics processes in single pulse shock tubes are typically
modelled by a constant pressure approximation. However, concerns have been raised by …

Complete reactants-to-products observation of a gas-phase chemical reaction with broad, fast mid-infrared frequency combs

N Hoghooghi, P Chang, SEM Burch, R Shaik… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Molecular diagnostics are a primary tool of modern chemistry, enabling researchers to map
chemical reaction pathways and rates to better design and control chemical systems. Many …

GHz repetition rate mid-infrared frequency comb spectroscopy of fast chemical reactions

N Hoghooghi, P Chang, S Egbert, M Burch, R Shaik… - Optica, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Molecular diagnostics are a primary tool of modern chemistry, enabling researchers to map
chemical reaction pathways and rates to better design and control chemical systems. Many …

Shock tube study of natural gas oxidation at propulsion relevant conditions

JM Mehta, W Wang, K Brezinsky - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
Global climate change and rising crude oil prices have motivated search of clean,
sustainable and economic fuel. Methane, having the highest hydrogen to carbon ratio is …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental speciation study of DME, OME1, and OME2 in a single-pulse shock tube at high pressures

F Lindner, M Braun-Unkhoff, C Naumann… - Combustion and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The pyrolysis of dimethyl ether (DME), oxymethylene ether-1 (OME 1), and oxymethylene
ether-2 (OME 2) and their oxidation with oxygen under three different equivalence ratios (φ …

Methane and n-hexane ignition in a newly developed diaphragmless shock tube

J Subburaj, TA Kashif, A Farooq - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Shock tubes have been routinely used to generate reliable chemical kinetic data for gas-
phase chemistry. The conventional diaphragm-rupture mode for shock tube operation …

[HTML][HTML] High pressure, high flow rate batch mixing apparatus for high throughput experiments

A Dalmiya, JM Mehta, RS Tranter… - Review of Scientific …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
An automated, high pressure, high flow rate batch mixing apparatus has been designed and
constructed for rapid, stable, and repeatable mixing of multiple gases and vapors. The …

Temporally and spatially resolved X-ray densitometry in a shock tube

RA Shaik, AL Kastengren, RS Tranter, PT Lynch - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
Gas densities were measured by x-ray absorption spectroscopy to examine spatial
inhomogeneity in density behind incident and reflected shock waves in a miniature (12.7 …

Experimental speciation study of natural gas oxidation using a single pulse shock tube

JM Mehta, K Brezinsky - International Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An experimental shock tube study of natural gas (NG) oxidation for several NG samples was
carried out at nominal reaction pressures of 50–60 atm and temperatures ranging from 1100 …