STUDY OF ENERGY STORAGE.
Abstract
Energy storage in a molecule or a crystal is a preferential formation of weak bonds between atoms and molecules. Bond formation whether weak or strong is an individual molecular event which is governed by quantum mechanics. It is concluded that control of chemical reactions and preferential weak bond formations can be experimentally studied using the recently developed technology of atomic and molecular beams. This area of experimental investigation provides a new link between the atomic and molecular sciences and the technical requirements of practical explosives. The experimental approaches to the study of crystalline and molecular explosive systems are identified, and the former offers several analytic advantages due to the long range order. A review of the literature on molecular collisions in support of the conclusion and an explosive energy calculation for a hypothetical solid state are presented. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0833609
Entities
People
- James G. Skofronick
- Reinard Harkema Jr
- Robert H. Davis