Metal fuels are attractive for solid/hybrid rocket propulsion and energy-conversion
applications, because of their high energy densities. Boron powder (B), due to its high …

Nanoparticle additive fuels (NAFs) are new generation fuels containing nano-sized
functional agents that regulate combustion, atomization, and emission behavior without …

Nonmetal fuel boron (B) had received much attention in the advanced solid propellants.
However, the efficient ignition and combustion of B particles still held a huge challenge. In …

Boron has been regarded as a promising high-energy fuel due to its high volumetric and
gravimetric heating values. However, it remains challenging for boron to attain its theoretical …

The low energy release efficiency seriously hinders the application of Boron (B) powder as
metal fuel in solid propellants. To overcome this issue, a series of B-based spherical …

Solid energetic nanocomposites, consisting of reactive metal particles and oxidizers, find
broad applications ranging from pyrotechnics to solid rocket propellants and solid ramjet …

Metal combustion reaction is highly exothermic and is used in energetic applications, such
as propulsion, pyrotechnics, powering micro-and nano-devices, and nanomaterials …

Energetic metal and metalloid nano-powders are highly promising as high-energy fuel or
energetic additive of propellants. Specifically, boron has extremely high gravimetric and …

High-speed air-breathing propulsion systems, such as solid fuel ramjets (SFRJ), are
important for space exploration and national security. The development of SFRJ requires …

A review of the literature on the methods for activation of the combustion of metallic fuels,
mainly boron-containing ones, as the promising components of composite propellants for …