A Search for New Fuel Components in Explosive Mixtures with Ammonium Nitrate

Abstract

A series of about 80 dye samples was tested by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for eutectic formation with ammonium nitrate and release of energy. Thirteen of these showed these desired characteristics. These were in the class of oxazines and dioxazines with ionic groups; and of ionic and non- ionic aminoanthraquinones. A discussion is given about the possibility of the non-ionic aminoanthraquinones to form eutectic mixtures with ammonium nitrate. A synthesis of 2,2'4,4'6,6'-hexanitro-3,3'-biphenol was carried out and its thermal properties as well as those of its potassium and ammonium salts were determined by differential scanning calorimetry. The significance of the use of dyes as fuels in fuel/oxidizer explosive systems and of the Colour Index for the discovery of further intermolecularly reacting explosive systems is discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1981
Accession Number
ADA104881

Entities

People

  • Maurice C. Neveu

Organizations

  • State University of New York

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Air Force
  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Boric Acids
  • Calorimetry
  • Chemistry
  • Heat Energy
  • High Explosives
  • Hydroxides
  • Melting Point
  • Particle Size
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Phase Transformations
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Scanning
  • Thermal Properties
  • Thermodynamic Properties

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymer Science and Technology