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- From: rajat@sunny3.che.clarkson.edu (Rajat Kapoor)
- Subject: Re: Gold dust a fire hazard?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.161552.5389@news.clarkson.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:15:52 GMT
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- From article <4865@equinox.unr.edu>, by whitbeck@snowlake.math.uh.edu (Mike Whitbeck):
- > For the reaction to be thermo allowed one considers the NET change from
- > products to
- > reactants at the specified reaction conditions.
- > ***************************** <- shouting for the
- > hard of hearing
-
-
- Your point was made, but seriously, all this while there was a tacit
- understanding that the conditions were 1 atm, 25 deg C...
-
-
- >
- > The oxidation may be kinetically slow in the absence of an initiator or
- > catalyst.
- > However small particles are more reactive (re chemical potential) than
- > large particles-
- > lowering the particle size alters the thermodynamics.
- > ****************************************************
- >
- >
- > The delta G for the reaction should be the appropriate change
- > in energy for the CONDITIONS-- getting hot enought and having particles
- > small enought.
- >
- > IT IS THE DELTA G FOR THE REACTION UNDER REACTION CONDITIONS THAT COUNTS
-
- Lets hammer this out (flames welcome)
-
- dG = dH - TdS Now, dH is the heat released, and TdS is the unavailable
- energy, i.e., the irrecoverable loss of energy due to, say,
- reorganization of bonds, etc.
-
- dG, then, gives a measure of tendency, not heat released.
-
- This brings me back to my original argument (summarized)
-
- For a given dH (metal specific,cond.specific), the heat released
- would raise the particle temp globally if heat capacity ( not sp. ht.
- cap. ) is low. This rise in T increases the rate, which in turn
- increases the global T faster. The rise in T helps to overcome
- diffusional resistance of metal in the interior. All in all, after a
- certain temp is reached, the particle burns uniformly.
-
- Remember, we used heat capacity in the argument. Now heat capacity
- is mass dependent, and therefore on particle size, given density.
-
- To conclude, IMHO, all metals have a characteristic critical specific surface
- ( depending on dH of rxn, and assuming Cp for most metals is near) at which
- it will burn, and beyond which it wouldn't matter.
-
-
- > ******** *******************
- > really loud shouting-> ********** *********************
- > ******** *******************
-
-
-
- Kapoor
-