A New Solid/Liquid Hypergolic System: 3-amino-1,2,4-triazine and Nitric Acid

Abstract

Two new hypergolic systems have been discovered based on 3-amino-1,2,4-triazine as the fuel source. The compound was synthesized and found to be hypergolic with 100 nitric acid under ambient conditions and with solution of hydroxyl ammonium nitrate at elevated temperatures. Based on the exothermicity of these reactions, the material was selected as a candidate for further study as a possible base for a hybrid hypergolic system. The ignition delay of the nitric acid system and its predicted performance is discussed. The ignition temperature of the hydroxylamine nitrate system was determined through the use of differential scanning calorimetry at both a standard heating rate of 10 C/min and a maximum heating rate of 40 C/min.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1008467

Entities

People

  • Eric C. Johnson
  • Eric J. Bukowski
  • Joseph E. Banning
  • William M. Sherrill
  • William M. Sickels

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Amines
  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Liquid Rocket Oxidizers
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nitrates
  • Nitric Acid
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Standards

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry