CONCERNING THE PROBLEM OF THE DECOMPOSITION MECHANISM OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE,

Abstract

Bircumshaw established, in the course of microscopic observations of partially decomposing crystals, that the process of decomposition develops at discrete nuclei. An accurate numerical study of the kinetics of the formation, size, and development of the nuclei appears to be of significant interest for the purpose of determining the reaction mechanism in the single crystals of ammonium perchlorate. In connection with this, microcinematography of the decomposition process was conducted on the single crystals of ammonium perchlorate. In addition to the microscopic observations, kinetic curves of the thermal decomposition were plotted for the single crystals, NH4ClO4 'in air', relative to weight loss.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 06, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608052

Entities

People

  • A. V. Raevskii
  • G. B. Manelis

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Body Weight
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Crystals
  • Decomposition
  • Electrons
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Materials
  • Perchlorates
  • Phase
  • Phase Transformations
  • Reaction Mechanisms
  • Single Crystals
  • Solid State Physics
  • Transitions
  • Translations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.