Accurate Theoretical Predictions of the Properties of Energetic Materials

Abstract

This report describes the progress and accomplishments for the period September 25, 2004 to July 31, 2008 for the MURI grant "Accurate Theoretical Predictions of the Properties of Energetic Materials" (No. DAAD19-02-1-0176). This is a comprehensive theoretical/computational research program to develop, validate, benchmark, and apply methods and models that will provide predictive capabilities for energetic materials. The thrust of the work is the development of atomic-level models and ab initio quantum chemistry methods that are generally applicable to the chemical decomposition of condensed-phase energetic materials under extreme conditions. The approaches include quantum mechanics, molecular modeling, Monte Carlo, and molecular dynamics, to yield state-of-the-art methods specifically designed for and tailored to target DoD energetic materials research needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 18, 2008
Accession Number
ADA499613

Entities

People

  • Donald L. Thompson

Organizations

  • University of Missouri

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Science
  • Decomposition
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Dissociation
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy Transfer
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing