Yi Zeng, Wei Huang, Jia‐Xing Chen, Jin-sheng Xu, Xiong Chen, Rui Wu, Qi‐Xuan Song
This study employed macroscopic uniaxial compression tests at low and medium strain rates, coupled with microscopic electron microscopy, to extensively analyse the impact of thermomechanical coupled aging on the accelerated aging of Hydroxyl‐terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) propellants, contrasting it with the effects of isolated factors such as heat and dynamic reciprocating force. Results indicate that at various environmental temperatures (323 K, 343 K, and 363 K), thermomechanical coupled aging more significantly affects HTPB propellants than isolated factors. This effect is macroscopically evident in increased ease of deformation, permanent deformation during aging, continual increase in dissipated energy, and a decrease in average stress and ultimate strain post‐aging. Microscopically, the effect predominantly arises from the interplay between matrix thermal degradation and particle fragmentation, which rapidly accumulate and substantially impact the material's macroscopic mechanical properties. Furthermore, as the aging temperature rises, the alterations in both macroscopic mechanical properties and microscopic morphology of HTPB propellants become more pronounced. However, overly high temperatures may swiftly result in substantial material performance deterioration. Consequently, while elevating temperature effectively accelerates thermomechanical aging, the potential adverse effects on material performance must be judiciously considered. This underscores the necessity of balancing temperature regulation with aging efficiency enhancement in HTPB propellants to ensure effective control and quantitative assessment of the aging process, while minimizing material degradation.
{"title":"Analysis of thermomechanical coupled accelerated aging of HTPB propellants","authors":"Yi Zeng, Wei Huang, Jia‐Xing Chen, Jin-sheng Xu, Xiong Chen, Rui Wu, Qi‐Xuan Song","doi":"10.1002/prep.202300311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202300311","url":null,"abstract":"This study employed macroscopic uniaxial compression tests at low and medium strain rates, coupled with microscopic electron microscopy, to extensively analyse the impact of thermomechanical coupled aging on the accelerated aging of Hydroxyl‐terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) propellants, contrasting it with the effects of isolated factors such as heat and dynamic reciprocating force. Results indicate that at various environmental temperatures (323 K, 343 K, and 363 K), thermomechanical coupled aging more significantly affects HTPB propellants than isolated factors. This effect is macroscopically evident in increased ease of deformation, permanent deformation during aging, continual increase in dissipated energy, and a decrease in average stress and ultimate strain post‐aging. Microscopically, the effect predominantly arises from the interplay between matrix thermal degradation and particle fragmentation, which rapidly accumulate and substantially impact the material's macroscopic mechanical properties. Furthermore, as the aging temperature rises, the alterations in both macroscopic mechanical properties and microscopic morphology of HTPB propellants become more pronounced. However, overly high temperatures may swiftly result in substantial material performance deterioration. Consequently, while elevating temperature effectively accelerates thermomechanical aging, the potential adverse effects on material performance must be judiciously considered. This underscores the necessity of balancing temperature regulation with aging efficiency enhancement in HTPB propellants to ensure effective control and quantitative assessment of the aging process, while minimizing material degradation.","PeriodicalId":508060,"journal":{"name":"Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics","volume":"62 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140975389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joseph R. Lawrence, Gabriel A. Montoya, Austin D. Koeblitz, Steven F. Son
Inhomogeneities within explosives affect the sensitivity and detonation waveshape of energetic materials. The influence of voids on explosive initiation has been well documented; however, the effects that voids between 0.1 mm and 10 mm have on a propagating detonation wave remains largely unexplored. The effect of single cylindrical voids on detonation waveshape and re‐initiation was examined here using manufactured voids in a rubberized 1,3,5‐trinitro‐1,3,5‐triazinane (RDX) explosive. Two streak imaging techniques were fielded to investigate void influence. For the first, back‐surface streak imaging, the location of the void on the samples was changed and the resulting change in detonation waveshape at the downstream breakout was captured using a streak camera in cut‐back experiments. The results from this experiment showed the effects of an initial jet form for short cut‐back distances and as shock propagation progressed, the jet formation was absorbed by the unaffected portions of the wave front. The second method, top‐surface streak imaging, was used to investigate the re‐initiation/downstream propagation of the detonation front and the detonation velocity of the rubberized explosive. These experiments were compared to similar experimental results from machined voids in PBX 9501, an 1,3,5,7‐tetranitro‐1,3,5,7‐tetrazocane (HMX)‐based explosive, to investigate the interaction of a detonation wave with a 0.5 mm void for different explosives. The experiments were also compared to simulations using a multi‐dimensional and multi‐material hydrodynamic code. These results showed the influence that small features can have on detonation waveshaping and how explosive properties play a key role in that interaction.
{"title":"Influence and comparison of cylindrical engineered defects on detonation waveshape in a rubberized RDX explosive","authors":"Joseph R. Lawrence, Gabriel A. Montoya, Austin D. Koeblitz, Steven F. Son","doi":"10.1002/prep.202300292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202300292","url":null,"abstract":"Inhomogeneities within explosives affect the sensitivity and detonation waveshape of energetic materials. The influence of voids on explosive initiation has been well documented; however, the effects that voids between 0.1 mm and 10 mm have on a propagating detonation wave remains largely unexplored. The effect of single cylindrical voids on detonation waveshape and re‐initiation was examined here using manufactured voids in a rubberized 1,3,5‐trinitro‐1,3,5‐triazinane (RDX) explosive. Two streak imaging techniques were fielded to investigate void influence. For the first, back‐surface streak imaging, the location of the void on the samples was changed and the resulting change in detonation waveshape at the downstream breakout was captured using a streak camera in cut‐back experiments. The results from this experiment showed the effects of an initial jet form for short cut‐back distances and as shock propagation progressed, the jet formation was absorbed by the unaffected portions of the wave front. The second method, top‐surface streak imaging, was used to investigate the re‐initiation/downstream propagation of the detonation front and the detonation velocity of the rubberized explosive. These experiments were compared to similar experimental results from machined voids in PBX 9501, an 1,3,5,7‐tetranitro‐1,3,5,7‐tetrazocane (HMX)‐based explosive, to investigate the interaction of a detonation wave with a 0.5 mm void for different explosives. The experiments were also compared to simulations using a multi‐dimensional and multi‐material hydrodynamic code. These results showed the influence that small features can have on detonation waveshaping and how explosive properties play a key role in that interaction.","PeriodicalId":508060,"journal":{"name":"Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics","volume":"14 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140976563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solid propellant, as the energy source for solid rocket engines, it is of great significance to achieve accurate quantitative detection of aging damage of solid propellant. In this paper, a novel approach based on frequency impedance spectroscopy impedance combined with CARS‐SVM algorithm was proposed. First, the temperature, humidity, and pressure of environmental information around the solid rocket motor were sampled, and then the impedance at corresponding frequencies of the propellant was obtained by AD5933 chip. Second, the processed experimental data were subjected to abnormal sample detection before further variables selection using uninformative variables elimination (UVE) competitive adaptive reweighted sampling (CARS), respectively. Finally, support vector machine (SVM), UVE‐SVM and CARS‐SVM quantitative calibration methods were established. The results showed that the determination coefficient (R2), root mean square error (RMSE), and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of CARS‐SVM model were 0.9919, 0.7540, and 0.0480, respectively. Therefore, the results prove that impedance of solid propellant combined with CARS‐SVM model can effectively achieve high precision quantitative detection of aging damage of solid propellant, which lays a new method for the application of solid propellants aging damage in the online quantitative detection.
{"title":"Quantitative detection of aging damage of solid propellant based on frequency impedance spectroscopy combined with CARS‐SVM algorithm","authors":"Leiguang Duan, Xueren Wang, Binbin Zhang, Hongfu Qiang","doi":"10.1002/prep.202300227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202300227","url":null,"abstract":"Solid propellant, as the energy source for solid rocket engines, it is of great significance to achieve accurate quantitative detection of aging damage of solid propellant. In this paper, a novel approach based on frequency impedance spectroscopy impedance combined with CARS‐SVM algorithm was proposed. First, the temperature, humidity, and pressure of environmental information around the solid rocket motor were sampled, and then the impedance at corresponding frequencies of the propellant was obtained by AD5933 chip. Second, the processed experimental data were subjected to abnormal sample detection before further variables selection using uninformative variables elimination (UVE) competitive adaptive reweighted sampling (CARS), respectively. Finally, support vector machine (SVM), UVE‐SVM and CARS‐SVM quantitative calibration methods were established. The results showed that the determination coefficient (R2), root mean square error (RMSE), and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of CARS‐SVM model were 0.9919, 0.7540, and 0.0480, respectively. Therefore, the results prove that impedance of solid propellant combined with CARS‐SVM model can effectively achieve high precision quantitative detection of aging damage of solid propellant, which lays a new method for the application of solid propellants aging damage in the online quantitative detection.","PeriodicalId":508060,"journal":{"name":"Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics","volume":"15 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140976695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
We conducted an analysis of the natural aging characteristics of an electric pyrotechnic initiator stored for 11 years, using 10‐cm3 Closed Bomb Tests (CBTs). For the comparative analysis, we utilized the closed bomb test data from other three batches that were tested 11 years ago when they were produced. Notably, two aged samples exhibited peculiar phenomena in terms of maximum pressure and the time taken to reach it, both of which are the performance indicators of Closed Bomb Tests. The time taken to reach maximum pressure increased in both aged samples compared to the pristine samples. Additionally, while one aged sample demonstrated a higher maximum pressure, the other displayed a significantly lower value compared to the pristine ones. Through statistical analysis of test results from three batches of the reference samples and one batch of aged samples led us to propose the existence of a natural aging effect on the initiator. The increase in time taken to reach maximum pressure compared to the reference samples can be attributed to the phenomenon of an increasing particle size distribution of spherical combustion particles in the present combustion model. Furthermore, the aging of the binder of the initiator charge likely contribute to a relative increase in the size of the combustion particles due to the binder hardening over time. To explain the phenomenon of the pressure initially reaches its maximum value on the CBT pressure‐time curve and subsequently decrease, we introduce the concept of condensation, where the gas phase transitions into liquid and solid phases.
{"title":"Understanding aging characteristics of a pyrotechnic initiator through performance modeling in Closed Bomb Tests","authors":"Seung‐gyo Jang, Dong‐seong Kim, Doo‐Hee Han","doi":"10.1002/prep.202300284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202300284","url":null,"abstract":"We conducted an analysis of the natural aging characteristics of an electric pyrotechnic initiator stored for 11 years, using 10‐cm3 Closed Bomb Tests (CBTs). For the comparative analysis, we utilized the closed bomb test data from other three batches that were tested 11 years ago when they were produced. Notably, two aged samples exhibited peculiar phenomena in terms of maximum pressure and the time taken to reach it, both of which are the performance indicators of Closed Bomb Tests. The time taken to reach maximum pressure increased in both aged samples compared to the pristine samples. Additionally, while one aged sample demonstrated a higher maximum pressure, the other displayed a significantly lower value compared to the pristine ones. Through statistical analysis of test results from three batches of the reference samples and one batch of aged samples led us to propose the existence of a natural aging effect on the initiator. The increase in time taken to reach maximum pressure compared to the reference samples can be attributed to the phenomenon of an increasing particle size distribution of spherical combustion particles in the present combustion model. Furthermore, the aging of the binder of the initiator charge likely contribute to a relative increase in the size of the combustion particles due to the binder hardening over time. To explain the phenomenon of the pressure initially reaches its maximum value on the CBT pressure‐time curve and subsequently decrease, we introduce the concept of condensation, where the gas phase transitions into liquid and solid phases.","PeriodicalId":508060,"journal":{"name":"Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics","volume":"24 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140975433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Closed bomb testing is a prominent means of characterizing the combustion behavior of solid gun propellants. This sub‐scale test allows the propellant to burn in a constant volume environment, where the resulting pressure‐time trace can be collected via a pressure transducer. Historically, numerical procedures have been developed to determine the burn rates of the gun propellants from these pressure‐time traces; however, no standardized procedure exists to determine the burn rates of grains with variable surface thermochemistry and ignition criteria. To address this capability gap, a non‐linearly constrained, multivariate optimization algorithm has been developed to decouple propellant grain surfaces and determine surface‐specific burn rates [1]. In this work, the optimization algorithm as well as the legacy Excel‐based Closed Bomb (XLCB) program [2] were used to determine the burn rates of homogeneous, deterred, and layered propellants from experimental data. Closed bomb simulations using these burn rates were then conducted with the two‐phase, multidimensional, interior ballistics solver, iBallistix [3]. The maximum mean error between the simulated and experimental pressure‐time curves was 6.8 % for the optimization algorithm and 23.8 % for XLCB, showing a marked improvement with our new approach. Furthermore, the approach discussed herein improves burn rate predictions of complex solid gun propellants when compared with legacy closed bomb data reduction analysis programs.
{"title":"A numerical determination of complex solid gun propellant burn rates through closed bomb simulation","authors":"Christopher Houthuysen, Nicholaus Parziale","doi":"10.1002/prep.202300258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202300258","url":null,"abstract":"Closed bomb testing is a prominent means of characterizing the combustion behavior of solid gun propellants. This sub‐scale test allows the propellant to burn in a constant volume environment, where the resulting pressure‐time trace can be collected via a pressure transducer. Historically, numerical procedures have been developed to determine the burn rates of the gun propellants from these pressure‐time traces; however, no standardized procedure exists to determine the burn rates of grains with variable surface thermochemistry and ignition criteria. To address this capability gap, a non‐linearly constrained, multivariate optimization algorithm has been developed to decouple propellant grain surfaces and determine surface‐specific burn rates [1]. In this work, the optimization algorithm as well as the legacy Excel‐based Closed Bomb (XLCB) program [2] were used to determine the burn rates of homogeneous, deterred, and layered propellants from experimental data. Closed bomb simulations using these burn rates were then conducted with the two‐phase, multidimensional, interior ballistics solver, iBallistix [3]. The maximum mean error between the simulated and experimental pressure‐time curves was 6.8 % for the optimization algorithm and 23.8 % for XLCB, showing a marked improvement with our new approach. Furthermore, the approach discussed herein improves burn rate predictions of complex solid gun propellants when compared with legacy closed bomb data reduction analysis programs.","PeriodicalId":508060,"journal":{"name":"Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics","volume":"37 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140974606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai Xin, Rongjie Yang, Kairui Yang, Jianmin Li, Jinxian Zhai
Considering the high toxicity of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and the low reactivity of isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), a low‐toxicity curing agent, dimer acid diisocyanate (DDI), was used to cross‐link HTPB elastomers and propellants. The unique long‐chain structure of DDI not only ensures the elastic modulus and tensile strength of the elastomer, but also improves the flexibility to some extent. The long flexible chains promote the segment movement, which is very important for the formation of hydrogen bonds between segments. The chemical cross‐linking network and hydrogen bonding association play a significant role in the mechanical properties of the HTPB/DDI system. The relationship between the mole ratio of ‐NCO to ‐OH (R‐value) and the mechanical properties of HTPB/DDI elastomers were also investigated. In the range of R‐value from 0.85 to 1.2, the elastic modulus and tensile strength first increase and then decrease, and the elongation at break first decreases and then increases. Under the same curing conditions, the elastic modulus and tensile strength of the HTPB/DDI propellant are similar to the HTPB/TDI propellant. For the HTPB/AP/Al propellants and HTPB/AP/RDX/Al propellants, the HTPB/DDI system has lower burning rates in the range of 5–19 MPa than the HTPB/TDI system and HTPB/IPDI system. The application of DDI can reduce the burning rates of the propellant without adding any burning rate modifiers. It is considered that DDI can replace TDI and IPDI as a new curing agent with low toxicity and moderate reactivity for HTPB systems.
{"title":"Hydroxyl‐terminated polybutadiene(HTPB) propellants cross‐linked by dimer acid diisocyanate (DDI): Cross‐linking network and properties","authors":"Kai Xin, Rongjie Yang, Kairui Yang, Jianmin Li, Jinxian Zhai","doi":"10.1002/prep.202300259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202300259","url":null,"abstract":"Considering the high toxicity of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and the low reactivity of isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), a low‐toxicity curing agent, dimer acid diisocyanate (DDI), was used to cross‐link HTPB elastomers and propellants. The unique long‐chain structure of DDI not only ensures the elastic modulus and tensile strength of the elastomer, but also improves the flexibility to some extent. The long flexible chains promote the segment movement, which is very important for the formation of hydrogen bonds between segments. The chemical cross‐linking network and hydrogen bonding association play a significant role in the mechanical properties of the HTPB/DDI system. The relationship between the mole ratio of ‐NCO to ‐OH (R‐value) and the mechanical properties of HTPB/DDI elastomers were also investigated. In the range of R‐value from 0.85 to 1.2, the elastic modulus and tensile strength first increase and then decrease, and the elongation at break first decreases and then increases. Under the same curing conditions, the elastic modulus and tensile strength of the HTPB/DDI propellant are similar to the HTPB/TDI propellant. For the HTPB/AP/Al propellants and HTPB/AP/RDX/Al propellants, the HTPB/DDI system has lower burning rates in the range of 5–19 MPa than the HTPB/TDI system and HTPB/IPDI system. The application of DDI can reduce the burning rates of the propellant without adding any burning rate modifiers. It is considered that DDI can replace TDI and IPDI as a new curing agent with low toxicity and moderate reactivity for HTPB systems.","PeriodicalId":508060,"journal":{"name":"Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics","volume":"136 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140976890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hydroxylammonium cyclo‐pentazolate (NH3OHN5), as one of the poly‐nitrogen compounds, has a broad prospect in the field of energetic materials, due to its high specific impulse, high detonation velocity, and the pollution‐free products. In this paper, the thermal decomposition behavior of NH3OHN5 was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) using four heating rates (2, 5, 8, 10 °C min−1). The apparent activation energy (EK,O=114.31 kJ mol−1), the pre‐exponential factor (AK=4.78×1011 s−1) and the critical temperature of the thermal explosion (Tb=108.08 °C) of NH3OHN5 were calculated by Kissinger and Ozawa method under non‐isothermal heating conditions. The compatibility of NH3OHN5 with 1,3,5‐trinitro‐1,3,5‐triazacyclohexane (RDX), 1,3,5,7‐tetranitro‐1,3,5,7‐tetraazacyclooctane (HMX), 2,4,6,8,10,12‐hexanitro‐2,4,6,8,10,12‐hexaza‐isowurtzitane (CL‐20), ammonium perchlorate (AP), and hydroxy‐terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) were tested and judged based on a standard agreement (STANAG‐4147). The DSC results showed that NH3OHN5/HMX, NH3OHN5/RDX, NH3OHN5/CL‐20, NH3OHN5/AP and NH3OHN5/HTPB had good compatibility.
{"title":"Thermal decomposition kinetics and compatibility of NH3OHN5","authors":"Xiang Chen, Chenguang Zhu, Bingcheng Hu, Chong Zhang","doi":"10.1002/prep.202300141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202300141","url":null,"abstract":"Hydroxylammonium cyclo‐pentazolate (NH3OHN5), as one of the poly‐nitrogen compounds, has a broad prospect in the field of energetic materials, due to its high specific impulse, high detonation velocity, and the pollution‐free products. In this paper, the thermal decomposition behavior of NH3OHN5 was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) using four heating rates (2, 5, 8, 10 °C min−1). The apparent activation energy (EK,O=114.31 kJ mol−1), the pre‐exponential factor (AK=4.78×1011 s−1) and the critical temperature of the thermal explosion (Tb=108.08 °C) of NH3OHN5 were calculated by Kissinger and Ozawa method under non‐isothermal heating conditions. The compatibility of NH3OHN5 with 1,3,5‐trinitro‐1,3,5‐triazacyclohexane (RDX), 1,3,5,7‐tetranitro‐1,3,5,7‐tetraazacyclooctane (HMX), 2,4,6,8,10,12‐hexanitro‐2,4,6,8,10,12‐hexaza‐isowurtzitane (CL‐20), ammonium perchlorate (AP), and hydroxy‐terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) were tested and judged based on a standard agreement (STANAG‐4147). The DSC results showed that NH3OHN5/HMX, NH3OHN5/RDX, NH3OHN5/CL‐20, NH3OHN5/AP and NH3OHN5/HTPB had good compatibility.","PeriodicalId":508060,"journal":{"name":"Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics","volume":" 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139792374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hydroxylammonium cyclo‐pentazolate (NH3OHN5), as one of the poly‐nitrogen compounds, has a broad prospect in the field of energetic materials, due to its high specific impulse, high detonation velocity, and the pollution‐free products. In this paper, the thermal decomposition behavior of NH3OHN5 was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) using four heating rates (2, 5, 8, 10 °C min−1). The apparent activation energy (EK,O=114.31 kJ mol−1), the pre‐exponential factor (AK=4.78×1011 s−1) and the critical temperature of the thermal explosion (Tb=108.08 °C) of NH3OHN5 were calculated by Kissinger and Ozawa method under non‐isothermal heating conditions. The compatibility of NH3OHN5 with 1,3,5‐trinitro‐1,3,5‐triazacyclohexane (RDX), 1,3,5,7‐tetranitro‐1,3,5,7‐tetraazacyclooctane (HMX), 2,4,6,8,10,12‐hexanitro‐2,4,6,8,10,12‐hexaza‐isowurtzitane (CL‐20), ammonium perchlorate (AP), and hydroxy‐terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) were tested and judged based on a standard agreement (STANAG‐4147). The DSC results showed that NH3OHN5/HMX, NH3OHN5/RDX, NH3OHN5/CL‐20, NH3OHN5/AP and NH3OHN5/HTPB had good compatibility.
{"title":"Thermal decomposition kinetics and compatibility of NH3OHN5","authors":"Xiang Chen, Chenguang Zhu, Bingcheng Hu, Chong Zhang","doi":"10.1002/prep.202300141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202300141","url":null,"abstract":"Hydroxylammonium cyclo‐pentazolate (NH3OHN5), as one of the poly‐nitrogen compounds, has a broad prospect in the field of energetic materials, due to its high specific impulse, high detonation velocity, and the pollution‐free products. In this paper, the thermal decomposition behavior of NH3OHN5 was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) using four heating rates (2, 5, 8, 10 °C min−1). The apparent activation energy (EK,O=114.31 kJ mol−1), the pre‐exponential factor (AK=4.78×1011 s−1) and the critical temperature of the thermal explosion (Tb=108.08 °C) of NH3OHN5 were calculated by Kissinger and Ozawa method under non‐isothermal heating conditions. The compatibility of NH3OHN5 with 1,3,5‐trinitro‐1,3,5‐triazacyclohexane (RDX), 1,3,5,7‐tetranitro‐1,3,5,7‐tetraazacyclooctane (HMX), 2,4,6,8,10,12‐hexanitro‐2,4,6,8,10,12‐hexaza‐isowurtzitane (CL‐20), ammonium perchlorate (AP), and hydroxy‐terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) were tested and judged based on a standard agreement (STANAG‐4147). The DSC results showed that NH3OHN5/HMX, NH3OHN5/RDX, NH3OHN5/CL‐20, NH3OHN5/AP and NH3OHN5/HTPB had good compatibility.","PeriodicalId":508060,"journal":{"name":"Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics","volume":"42 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139852213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spotlight on Energetic Materials Scientists Forthcoming Meetings. The International Pyrotechnics Society Preview","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/prep.202480271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202480271","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":508060,"journal":{"name":"Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics","volume":"7 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139967027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}