KINETICS OF DECOMPOSITION OF SOLID OXIDIZERS.

Abstract

The very fast thermal decomposition kinetics of solid fluorine oxidizers are being studied with the objective of correlating such kinetic data with sensitivity and molecular structure. The time and temperature regimes of a detonation process are being simulated isothermally by heating a platinum ribbon, upon which the sample is thinly coated, with a capacitor discharge. Location of the ribbon adjacent to the electron beam of a Time-of-Flight mass spectrometer permits analyses of gaseous decomposition products to be made every 50 microseconds. Efforts during this first quarter of the program have been devoted to instrumental modifications and technique refinements. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0479616

Entities

People

  • George Myers
  • Glenn Stapleton
  • W. E. Baumgartner
  • Walter Koehler

Organizations

  • Lockheed Propulsion Company

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitors
  • Decomposition
  • Detonations
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Fluorine
  • Kinetics
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Microsecond Time
  • Molecular Structure
  • Platinum
  • Sensitivity
  • Spectrometers

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems