Chemical Mechanisms at the Burning Surface

Abstract

This research program was devoted to the study of high-nitrogen compounds that have been of worldwide interest as gas generators, explosives, and propellants. The focus was specifically on substituted tetrazole and furazan ring compounds. The Russian FLAME database reveals that many of these compounds have high burning rates. In the United States these compounds are of interest to AFRL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Thiokol Corporation as highly energetic materials. The research program required synthesis of most of the compounds, flash pyrolysis studies to identify and quantify the gaseous products, vibrational spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography to determine the structural details, and density functional theory computations. All of this work was aimed at fundamental understanding the energetic behavior of these compounds. The research program has resulted in the awarding of two M.S. degrees in chemistry, the submission of five manuscripts, and presentation of the work at several conferences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 2000
Accession Number
ADA378477

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  • Thomas B. Brill

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

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  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Crystallography
  • Decomposition
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Energetic Materials
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Nitrogen
  • Nitrogen Compounds
  • Propellants
  • Pyrolysis
  • Spectroscopy
  • United States
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Crystallography

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