Chemical Dynamics Studies of Unimolecular Reactions in Energetic Materials.

Abstract

Research performed over the period August 1, 1992 to July 31, 1996 supported by the U.S. Army Research Office (Grant number; DAAL03-92-G-0358) is described. This research project was concerned with the development of methods and simulations to study the unimolecular reaction dynamics of polyatomic molecules of interest as energetic materials. The research consisted of classical dynamics studies of the fundamental dynamics, mode selectivity, IVR in highly excited polyatomic molecules, and simulations of unimolecular reactions. Much of the effort was devoted to developing an improved potential energy surface to describe the unimolecular dissociation of RDX (hexahydro-1-3-5-trinitro-s-triazine).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 06, 1997
Accession Number
ADA325246

Entities

People

  • Donald L. Thompson

Organizations

  • Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Dissociation
  • Dynamics
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Molecules
  • Polyatomic Molecules
  • Potential Energy
  • Power Spectra
  • Scientists
  • Simulations
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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