128 citations · 202 across the 23 of their papers we have counts for
Showing physics.chem-phShow all
3 papers · 1 filter
physics.chem-ph2012
Thermal instability and runaway criteria: the dangers of disregarding dynamics
Rowena Ball, Brian F. Gray
Two exemplary exothermic processes, synthesis of nitroglycerine in a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and synthesis of the explosive RDX in a CSTR, are used to demonstrate th…
physics.chem-ph2011
Oscillatory thermal instability - the Bhopal disaster and liquid bombs
Rowena Ball
Thermal runaway reactions were involved in the Bhopal disaster of 1984, in which methyl isocyanate was vented from a storage tank of the liquid, and occur in liquid peroxide explos…
physics.chem-ph2002
Feedback processes in cellulose thermal decomposition. Implications for fire-retarding strategies and treatments
R. Ball, A. C. McIntosh, J. Brindley
A simple dynamical system that models the competitive thermokinetics and chemistry of cellulose decomposition is examined, with reference to evidence from experimental studies indi…