Design of Energetic Ionic Liquids (Preprint)

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
Mar 09, 2009
Accession Number
ADA506553

Entities

People

  • Jerry A. Boatz
  • Yu-hui Chiu

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Energetic Materials
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Liquids
  • Materials
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Propellants
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Specific Impulse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster