Recent ReaxFF MD studies on pyrolysis and combustion mechanisms of aviation/aerospace fuels and energetic additives

M Chen, W Li, H Zhang, M Liu, J Zhang, X Li… - Energy Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Development of aviation and aerospace fuels requires deep insight into the pyrolysis and
combustion mechanisms. However, rapid and complex reactions during fuel combustion …

Characterisation of pyrolysis kinetics and detailed gas species formations of engineering polymers via reactive molecular dynamics (ReaxFF)

TBY Chen, ACY Yuen, B Lin, L Liu, ALP Lo… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the major limiting factors in fire modelling involving solid pyrolysis of polymer
materials is the fundamental understanding of thermal degradation process from solid fuel to …

Ammonia sensing performance of polyaniline-coated polyamide 6 nanofibers

Z Pang, E Yildirim, MA Pasquinelli, Q Wei - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
To understand the properties of polyaniline (PANI), aim gas, and the interaction between
them in PANI-based gas sensors and help us to design sensors with better properties, direct …

Substituent effects on the thermal decomposition of phosphate esters on ferrous surfaces

JP Ewen, CA Latorre, C Gattinoni… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Phosphate esters have a wide range of industrial applications, for example in tribology
where they are used as vapor phase lubricants and antiwear additives. An atomic-level …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formation in a flame of the alkylated aromatic trimethylbenzene compared to those of the alkane dodecane

T Mitra, C Chu, A Naseri, MJ Thomson - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last 50 years, several chemical mechanisms have been proposed to understand
the chemistry involved in the formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) during …

Experimental and kinetic modeling study of α-methyl-naphthalene pyrolysis: Part I. Formation of monocyclic aromatics and small species

H Jin, J Hao, J Yang, J Guo, Y Zhang, CC Cao… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Methyl-naphthalene is a very important intermediate in fuel oxidation and a raw
material in industrial and scientific fields. Unraveling its detailed chemistry is important for its …

Pyrolysis of vulcanized styrene-butadiene rubber via ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulation

Y Wang, S Yao, W Wang, C Qiu, J Zhang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) is widely used in tires in the automotive segment and
vulcanization using sulfur is a common process to enhance its mechanical properties …

Multi-scale Fire Modelling of Combustible Building Materials

T Chen - 2022 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
The utilisation of lightweight polymers in building materials has come under tremendous
scrutiny, driven by the numerous high-profile fire incidents (eg, Grenfell Tower UK, 2017) …

Experimental and kinetic modeling study of a-methylnaphthalene pyrolysis: Part I. Formation of monocyclic aromatics and small species

H Jin, J Hao, J Yang, J Guo, Y Zhang, CC Cao… - 2021 - repository.kaust.edu.sa
Abstract a-Methyl-naphthalene is a very important intermediate in fuel oxidation and a raw
material in industrial and scientific fields. Unravelling its detailed chemistry is important for its …