Fluorine containing oxidizers, primarily polymers, are extensively used in pyrotechnic
compositions. Fluorinated oxidizers are less explored for metalized propellants and …

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 …

The aggregation of nano-aluminum powder seriously hinders the energy release of
aluminized explosives. This study developed a strategy of using the droplet microfluidic …

Combustion is a kind of reacting process involves fluid mechanics and chemical reactions at
the same time. In the past decades, little attention has been paid to the improvement on the …

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 …

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 …

The energy performance of solid energetic materials (Al, Mg, etc.) is typically restricted by a
natural passivation layer and the diffusion‐limited kinetics between the oxidizer and the …

Metal combustion reaction is highly exothermic and is used in energetic applications, such
as propulsion, pyrotechnics, powering micro-and nano-devices, and nanomaterials …

Recently fluoropolymers are of great interest as an oxidative binder and modifier in Al-based
metastable intermixed composites (MICs) due to the high heat of reaction between Al-F and …

Nano-aluminum, as a potential replacement of micro-aluminum, has attracted significant
research interests in energetic fields due to its high reactivity. However, the intrinsic high …