Design of Energetic Ionic Liquids

Abstract

An essential need of the US Air Force is the discovery, development, and fielding of new, energetic materials for advanced chemical propulsion in space and missile applications. Some of the key factors driving the requirement for new chemical propellants include: (a) improved performance in terms of increased specific impulse and density, (b) reduced sensitivity to external stimuli such as impact, friction, shock, and electrostatic discharge, and (c) mitigation of environmental and toxicological hazards (and the resulting costs) associated with currently used propellants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 27, 2007
Accession Number
ADA489372

Entities

People

  • Hui Li
  • Jerry A. Boatz
  • Mark S. Gordon

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry Methods
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energetic Materials
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Propellants
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Specific Impulse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster