title: Complex behavior of self-propagating reaction waves in heterogeneous media.
abstract: Self-propagating high temperature reaction waves, leading to the synthesis of advanced materials, are investigated in a variety of heterogeneous reaction systems by using a digital high-speed microscopic video recording technique. It is shown that, although on the macroscopic length and time scales, the reaction appears to move in a steady mode, on the microscopic level it has a complex character that is related to the reaction mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. avarma@darwin.cc.nd.edu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rogachev
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mukasyan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000378:metabolism; D001895:Boron / Q000378:metabolism; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007700:Kinetics; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D018715:Microscopy, Video / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009532:Nickel / Q000378:metabolism; D009556:Niobium / Q000378:metabolism; D012825:Silicon / Q000378:metabolism; D013635:Tantalum / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D014025:Titanium / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D009556:Niobium; D013635:Tantalum; D002244:Carbon; D009532:Nickel; D000535:Aluminum; D014025:Titanium; D001895:Boron; D012825:Silicon