A STUDY OF THE DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE

Abstract

During the period of this report efforts continued with the making of differential thermal analysis (DTA) runs at various heating rates on ammonium perchlorate (AP) samples, where the samples were of various particle size, shape and either pure or contained selected additives. A total of 108 DTA plots were made either on new specimens or for rechecking values recorded in Quarterly Report No. 2. The experimental techniques and equipment used were the same as described in the previous report, except that for the mixing of very fine glass beads with the AP material. By using a smaller AP sample, the heat changes of the sample reaction do not influence the results as markedly and hence allow the temperature measuring devices to more accurately indicate the true temperature being experienced by the sample.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0462948

Entities

People

  • James E. Land

Organizations

  • Auburn University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Crystal Structure
  • Decomposition
  • Differential Thermal Analysis
  • Energy
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Perchlorates
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Wide Angles

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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