Chemistry of the Burning Surface
Abstract
The objective of this project was to identify the dominant thermal decomposition and secondary reaction pathways that exist in the surface zone of a burning propellant. T-jump/FTIR spectroscopy and SMATCH/FTIR spectroscopy are new diagnostic techniques that were designed for this project. They enable a film of material to be heated at a high rate in such a manner as to simulate a thin volume element of the surface during combustion. The semiglobal thermal decomposition reactions and the first strongly exothermic secondary reaction of important oxidizers and monopropellants were identified. The compounds studied were nitramine (CL-20, HMX, RDX, DNNC), ammonium salts (AP, AN, ADN), and azide polymers (GAP, BAMO). Thermal decomposition, C -20, AN, Burning surface chemistry, HMX, AP, IR spectroscopy, RDX, AN, Thermal Techniques, GAP
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 12, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA272725
Entities
People
- Thomas B. Brill
Organizations
- University of Delaware