The unimportance of the reaction H2 + N2O ⇆ H2O + N2: A shock-tube study using H2O time histories and ignition delay times

The hydrogen-nitrous oxide (H2–N2O) system is of paramount importance in safety considerations for nuclear waste management and semiconductor manufacturing. For less-dilute H2–N2O mixtures, a reaction of key importance in determining ignition delay times is the direct reaction between H2 and N2O to give H2O and N2, although this reaction has received only one direct investigation in the work of Kosarev et al. (2007). To examine the importance of...