COBALT-60 GAMMA RADIOLYSIS OF LIQUID DINITROGEN TETROXIDE

Abstract

The cobalt-60 gamma radiolysis of liquid dinitrogen tetroxide N2O4(l) has been investigated as a function of variations in temperature, gas-to liquid volume ratio, dose rates, and method of N2O4(l) purification. The radiolytic products are shown to be N2, N2O, and N2O5. The material balance of the O2 released at post-irradiation thermal equilibrium as compared with the calculated O2 derived from the production of N2 and N2O from N2O4 is good to within 10%. N2O4(l) is relatively radiation-resistant, having a G value of only 0.075, the ratio of N2 and N2O product formation being 2:1.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0404547

Entities

People

  • Thomas C. Castorina

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Decomposition
  • Dose Rate
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Standards
  • Vapor Phases

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.