More Storable Fuels for Gas Dynamic Laser Application

Abstract

Chemical and physical characterization of a number of potential GDL fuel candidates was accomplished, including previously known molecules and also molecules synthesized especially with GDL applications in mind. The strongest candidate was dicyanofuroxan, DCFO, C4N4O2, which was finally discarded on safety grounds. The approach was revised to emphasize storable diluent compounds, based on the substitution of carbon monoxide for a portion of the nitrogen in the GDL medium. A by-product of this approach is the alleviation of problems associated with the fuel. Carbonyl diisocyanate, CDI, C3O3N2, was characterized as a possible storable diluent, and its combustion characteristics were determined in a small combustion facility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0919079

Entities

People

  • Curtis C. Selph
  • Michael F. Powell

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anhydrides
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Fluids
  • Ignition
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Rocket Oxidizers

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy