Chemical, Physical and Hazards Properties of Quadricyclane.

Abstract

Theoretical predictions have identified quadricyclane, a liquid hydrocarbon, as a possible replacement for, or additive to, the current kerosene-based rocket propellant RP-1. Density, viscosity, thermal conductivity, heat capacity, flash point, purity, 90-day aging, high temperature decomposition, impact sensitivity, friction sensitivity and detonation sensitivity (card gap) have been studied. In-depth studies on the thermal decomposition and rapid compression heating were performed by NASA White Sands and are included in this report. Taken as a whole, the results indicate that quadricyclane can be easily handled as a liquid propellant fuel and should have performance advantages over RP-1. However, since the performance and physical properties of quadricyclane differ from RP-1, implementation of quadricyclane may require some modification of current propulsion hardware.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345589

Entities

People

  • Angelica Wilson
  • E. J. Wucherer

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Arrhenius Equation
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Decomposition
  • Flash Point
  • Heat Capacity
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Test Facilities
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.