Nanoenergetics and High Hydrogen Content Materials for Space Propulsion

Abstract

Progress in the past year has occurred in the following areas: 1) understanding the role of pH and rheology on Al/water combustion, 2) encapsulation of nanoparticles in crystals for propellants, 3) disrupting ignition of aluminum with fluorocarbon inclusions, 4) the combustion of micron aluminum with hydrogen peroxide, and high speed PLIF applied to composite propellants, 5) the thermochemical behavior of Ni-coated Al particles, 6) the effects of particle size on melting, diffusion, and reactions, 7) the pyrophoricity of nano-aluminum particles, 8) the thermal decomposition and high temperature oxidation of ammonia borane (NH3BH3),particularly as an energetic fuel/additive, and 9) investigations of solid oxidizer and gaseous fuel combustion performance using counterflow burners and reverse hybrid motors. Each of these topics are described in more detail below.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA567689

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Yetter
  • Steven F Son
  • Vigor Yang

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Composite Propellants
  • Decomposition
  • Energetic Materials
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Oxidation
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Propellants
  • Solid Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster