In-operando High-Speed Microscopy and Thermometry of Reaction Propagation in Polymer Nanocomposites

Abstract

The focus of this proposal is to implement a newly developed high-speed microscopy/thermometry capability that enables ~ micro s time and ~ micro m spatial resolution as applied to the very high exothermic reaction propagation. Using in operando high speed microscopy/thermometry we will quantify the reaction front thickness and temperature profile within a reaction front. Using 3-D printed materials with various characteristics we hope to explore structure-function relationships. This approach should provide the jumping off point in evaluating reaction fronts in propellants and energetics at an unprecedented scale, and provide data that can enable the development of both conceptual and mathematical models of structure-function relationships.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 02, 2021
Accession Number
AD1137324

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Zachariah

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Composite Materials
  • Energetic Materials
  • Heat Transfer
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Microscopes
  • Nanocomposites
  • Phase Transformations
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Diffusivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Research Science/Academic Research