Catalytic effects of nano additives on decomposition and combustion of RDX-, HMX-, and AP-based energetic compositions

QL Yan, FQ Zhao, KK Kuo, XH Zhang, S Zeman… - Progress in Energy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The RDX, HMX, and AP are currently the most widely used energetic ingredients in
composite solid propellants, since the newly developed energetic compounds are still …

Fluorine-containing oxidizers for metal fuels in energetic formulations

SK Valluri, M Schoenitz, E Dreizin - Defence Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Fluorine containing oxidizers, primarily polymers, are extensively used in pyrotechnic
compositions. Fluorinated oxidizers are less explored for metalized propellants and …

Fabrication of high-performance graphene oxide doped PVDF/CuO/Al nanocomposites via electrospinning

JY Lyu, S Chen, W He, XX Zhang, D Tang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the electrospinning technique has been employed to fabricate PVDF/CuO/Al
nanocomposites, where the formulation was optimized on the basis of maximizing the …

Probing the reaction mechanism of aluminum/poly (vinylidene fluoride) composites

JB DeLisio, X Hu, T Wu, GC Egan… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Energetic thin films with high mass loadings of nanosized components have been recently
fabricated using electrospray deposition. These films are composed of aluminum …

Carbene-catalyzed synthesis of a fluorophosphate cathode

Q Fu, W Zhou, P Gao, H Dong, S Chen… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorophosphate compounds are an important class of cathode materials; however, the one-
step synthesis of phase-pure fluorophosphate compounds in a well-controlled manner …

Activating aluminum reactivity with fluoropolymer coatings for improved energetic composite combustion

J McCollum, ML Pantoya, ST Iacono - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Aluminum (Al) particles are passivated by an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) shell. Energetic
blends of nanometer-sized Al particles with liquid perfluorocarbon-based oxidizers such as …

Electrospray deposition of energetic polymer nanocomposites with high mass particle loadings: a prelude to 3D printing of rocket motors

C Huang, G Jian, JB DeLisio, H Wang… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
One of the challenges in the use of energetic nanoparticles within a polymer matrix is the
difficulty in processing by traditional mixing methods. In this paper, electrospray deposition is …

Enhancing combustion performance of nano-Al/PVDF composites with β-PVDF

S Huang, S Hong, Y Su, Y Jiang, S Fukushima… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solid energetic nanocomposites, consisting of reactive metal particles and oxidizers, find
broad applications ranging from pyrotechnics to solid rocket propellants and solid ramjet …

Altering reactivity of aluminum with selective inclusion of polytetrafluoroethylene through mechanical activation

TR Sippel, SF Son, LJ Groven - Propellants, Explosives …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Micrometer‐sized aluminum is widely used in energetics; however, performance of
propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics could be significantly improved if its ignition …

Fast reactions with nano-and micrometer aluminum: A study on oxidation versus fluorination

KW Watson, ML Pantoya, VI Levitas - Combustion and Flame, 2008 - Elsevier
The use of fluorine as an oxidizing agent in aluminum (Al)-based thermite reactions yields
higher peak pressures and an increase in gas production compared with oxygen-containing …