Fundamental Studies of Carbon, NH, and Oxygen Rings and Other High Energy Density Molecular Systems
Abstract
The development of efficient and safe conventional (i.e., nonnuclear) propellants and/or fuels is a goal of obvious technological significance. A desirable quality of such a propellant is clearly a high ratio of energy release to mass. The present hypothesis rests on a simple, but previously unrecognized, analogy between oxygen and sulfur. Preliminary studies showed that the oxygen ring systems are sufficiently promising to warrant the detailed, high-level theoretical research reported here. Keywords: Quantum chemistry; Propellants; Oxygen compounds; Cyclic compounds.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 30, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA200331
Entities
People
- Henry F. Schaefer
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley