The Mechanism of the Low-Temperature Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate

Abstract

It is known that in the course of the thermal decomposition of crystals of ammonium perchlorate at low temperatures occurs the formation and growth of nuclei. For the understanding of the mechanism of decomposition of NH4ClO4 it is necessary to know which stages of process are connected with nucleation, and which are connected to the growth. The authors propose that the nucleation occurs as a result of the course of the primary stage of the dissociation of salt and subsequent secondary reactions, and the growth of the nuclei is caused by the oxidation-reduction reactions of the active oxidizers being regenerated in the course of the process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 1974
Accession Number
ADA004688

Entities

People

  • T. V. Mulina
  • V. V. Boldyrev
  • Yu. P. Savnitsev

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Decomposition
  • Dislocations
  • Dissociation
  • Foreign Technology
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Low Temperature
  • Machine Translation
  • Nucleation
  • Oxidation Reduction Reactions
  • Partial Pressure
  • Perchlorates
  • Perchloric Acid

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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.