Gas-Phase Kinetics Measurements for Underwater Explosives

Abstract

To aid in the development of boron-enhanced fluoro-nitramino explosives, the kinetics of individual reactions from those systems are investigated over wide temperature ranges. For BO + O2 yields BO2 + O the measurements agree with earlier observation in the 400 - 1000 K range. No reaction could be observed between BO and CO2 from 780 to 1200 K, indicating k less than 1 x 10(exp -15)cu cm/molecule/s. For BO + N2O yields BO2 + N2 k(305- 920 K) approx. 3 x 10(exp -13)exp(-1310 K/T) cu cm/molecule/s was obtained. Explosives, Reaction Kinetics, Fluoro-Nitramino, BO, Boron.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 11, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285753

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  • Arthur Fontijn

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  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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  • Acquisition
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