ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations for analysis of thermal decomposition kinetics

N Koga, S Vyazovkin, AK Burnham, L Favergeon… - Thermochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this review article, the Kinetics Committee of the International Confederation for Thermal
Analysis and Calorimetry (ICTAC) delivers a collection of recommendations for the kinetic …

[HTML][HTML] Combustion of nitrate ester plasticized polyether propellants

X Yan, Z Xia, L Huang, X Na - J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. A, 2020 - jzus.zju.edu.cn
Nitrate ester plasticized polyether (NEPE) is a kind of high-energy solid propellant that has
both good mechanical properties and high specific impulse. However, its unique …

Identification of reaction pathways for condensed phase decomposition of ammonium perchlorate using quantum mechanics calculations

J Patel, A Chowdhury, N Kumbhakarna - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Ammonium perchlorate (AP) is a commonly used ingredient in solid propellants and
explosives. As a result, many experimental and theoretical studies have investigated AP to …

Unraveling the reaction mechanism on pyrolysis of 1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazinane (RDX)

Z Zhang, L Ye, X Wang, X Wu, W Gao, J Li, M Bi - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent studies indicate that accurate description of the reaction mechanisms in fast
pyrolysis of 1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazinane (RDX) is still of great challenge. In this work, the …

Reaction mechanism and kinetic modeling of gas-phase thermal decomposition of prototype nitramine compound HMX

L Ye, Z Zhang, F Wang, X Wang, Y Lu, L Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
The combustion, detonation, and explosion chemistry of energetic materials is regulated by
the formation and decay of critical intermediates that are generated during the process. In …

A comprehensive experimental and theoretical study of thermal response mechanisms of TKX-50 and HMX

X Ren, R He, X Wang, F Wang, X Zhang, D Wang… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
TKX-50 and HMX, as two highly promising energetic materials, are widely used in rocket
propellants. TKX-50/HMX cocrystal can also improve the defects of TKX-50 and HMX and …

Chemical bonding in potential PFAS products from the thermal degradation of energetic devices, a DFT analysis

Z Triumph, S Vyas - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
This work investigates stability and chemical bonding in possible per-and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) generated through the disposal of munitions in controlled detonations …

Theoretical Kinetic Studies on Thermal Decomposition of Glycerol Trinitrate and Trimethylolethane Trinitrate in the Gas and Liquid Phases

S Niu, X Wu, Q Hou, G Luo, W Qu, F Zhao… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Glycerol trinitrate (NG) and trimethylolethane trinitrate (TMETN), as typical nitrate esters, are
important energetic plasticizers in solid propellants. With the aid of high-precision quantum …

Ferric oxide colloid: novel nanocatalyst for heterocyclic nitramines

S Elbasuney, M Yehia, A Hamed, S Ismael… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Highly energetic nitramines such as cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (HMX) experience
high combustion enthalpy, as well as large volume of gaseous products. Despite the fact that …

The potentials of TiO2 nanocatalyst on HMX thermolysis

S Elbasuney, GS El-Sayyad - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in …, 2020 - Springer
Even though HMX is one of the most powerful highly explosive materials; HMX-based
propellants demonstrated complexity of burning rate control as well as high pressure …