INVESTIGATION OF THE PRODUCTS FROM EXPLOSIONS OF DIBORANE-AIR MIXTURES,

Abstract

The reaction products of fuel-rich diborane-air explosions were investigated. In the equivalence ratio range of 3-80 no significant reaction of the nitrogen (to form BN) was observed. Up to E.R. of 20, 95%+ of the hydrogen appears as molecular hydrogen. For richer mixtures a significant portion of the available hydrogen remains in the solid reaction products. The color of the latter changes from black (colloidal boron) to a pale yellow (solid boron hydrides) indicating a profound change in the nature of the solid reaction products. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 12, 1959
Accession Number
AD0654379

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Brown

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Elements
  • Explosions
  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen
  • Nonmetals

Readers

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