Solid Propellant Kinetics. I. The Ammonium Perchlorate/Copper Chromite/ Fuel System

Abstract

An extensive study of the decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) with and without additives has been reported in several recent review articles, and it has been recognized that the reaction mechanism during the catalyzed decomposition of AP differs from that of the uncatalyzed reaction. In the authors studies of the physical and chemical parameters that control ignition and deflagration of solid propellants, they have concentrated on quantitative examination of the potential contribution of surface-catalyzed reactions between AP, catalyst, and gaseous organic molecules, representative of the fuel binder in an operational propellant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 10, 1971
Accession Number
AD0880644

Entities

People

  • H. Wise
  • J. Richard Shaw
  • S. H. Inami
  • Y. Rajapakse

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Decomposition
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Fuel Systems
  • Gas Flow
  • Gaseous Fuels
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Heat Of Reaction
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Rate Of Consumption
  • Solid Propellants
  • Surface Temperature

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Theoretical Analysis.