Kinetics and Mechanisms of the Slow Decomposition of Some Model Explosive Compounds.
Abstract
Three model solid explosives of the N-aryl-N'-tosyloxydi-imide N-oxide system were thermally decomposed in the beam of an infrared spectrophotometer. Quantitative data from the infrared spectrograms were used to construct decomposition versus time curves. Rate constants were found from the curves, and these were used in turn to determine Arrhenius activation energies and frequency factors. A simple kinetic model was formulated so the Arrhenius values could be associated with plausible physical and chemical processes. Mathematical and experimental techniques were developed for studying continuous reactions in the solid state by infrared spectroscopy. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0856714
Entities
People
- Clelland R. Downs
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology