Solubility Determination of Raw Energetic Materials in Molten 2,4‐Dinitroanisole
Abstract
2,4‐Dinitroanisole (DNAN) is an ingredient used in several insensitive munition formulations that have recently been qualified by the US Army. A phenomenon known as irreversible growth is found to occur during conditioning cycles of insensitive munitions (IM) that contain DNAN. A possible cause of the irreversible growth maybe the potential solubility of energetic components formulated with melted DNAN. This report documents methods development and procedures used to determine the solubility of energetic constituents in molten DNAN at 100 °C. High performance liquid chromatography and ion chromatography were used for quantitation. Solubilities (given as g energetic per 100 g DNAN) of RDX, HMX, NTO, NQ, and AP were found as 13.7, 3.02, 0.222, 0.448, and 0.088, respectively.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2014
- Source ID
- 10.1002/prep.201300083
Entities
People
- Aleksander Gandzelko
- Henry Grau
- Philip Samuels
Organizations
- United States Marine Corps