Kinetics of Decomposition of High Energy Materials

Abstract

The stability and the compatibility of PBEP and of PCDE were investigated by Mass Thermal Analysis (MTA), propellant surveillance tests and measurement of propellant gas generation rates. The tests served to determine which, if any, of the purification procedures produced desirable gains in propellant thermal stability and shelflife. With PBEP the products resulting from various column and solvent treatments were evaluated, and the data show that specific purification procedures can produce a product that is suitable for use in advanced propellants. With PCDE the data imply that the presently employed treatment does not as yet produce an optimum product, and further refinements in the purification of PCDE are expected to become reflected in further gains in propellant stability and shelflife. However, propellant surveillance data show that even in its present state of purity PCDE matches PBEP as regards stability in propellants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0511464

Entities

People

  • Glenn Stapleton
  • James A. Hammond
  • Leo K. Asaoka
  • William D. Allan
  • Yuji A. Tajima

Organizations

  • Lockheed Propulsion Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aging (Materials)
  • Air Force
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Mass Spectra
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Thermal Stability

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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