Experimental and numerical study on the combustion and infrared radiation characteristics of Mg/PTFE/Viton pyrotechnic compositions

K Zhang, D Ren, Y Han, C Zhu - Infrared Physics & Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The combustion process of Mg/PTFE/Viton-based pyrotechnics exhibits a complex
multiphase flow phenomenon. However, the influence mechanism of metal particles …

Experimental and numerical investigations on the condensed combustion products of Mg-based solid fuels

K Zhang, Y Han, D Ren, C Zhu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The exploration of condensed combustion products (CCPs) is essential to reveal the
ignition, combustion, and infrared radiation mechanisms of Mg-based (Magnesium …

Experimental and numerical investigations of the effect of pressure on combustion characteristics of Mg-based solid fuels

K Zhang, Y Han, D Ren, C Zhu - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study is devoted to comprehensively evaluating the combustion performance of
Mg-based (Magnesium/polytetrafluoroethylene/Viton) solid fuels in high-altitude operating …

Bio-inspired metastable intermolecular nanothermite composite based on Manganese dioxide/Polydopamine/Aluminium

S Elbasuney, M Yehia, GS El-Sayyad - Journal of Materials Science …, 2021 - Springer
Surface engineering of energetic particles can offer significant applications; the emergence
of surface modification with polydopamine (PDA) can propose novel material science. Even …

Nitrocellulose catalyzed with nanothermite particles: advanced energetic nanocomposite with superior decomposition kinetics

S Elbasuney, M Yehia, S Ismael, A Saleh… - Journal of Energetic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Manganese oxide with active surface sites can experience superior catalytic activity. MnO2
nanoparticles, of 11.4 nm particle size, were developed. Nitrocellulose (NC) was adopted as …

Experimental and numerical analyses of the combustion characteristics of Mg/PTFE/Viton fuel-rich pyrolants in the atmospheric environment

K Zhang, Y Han, D Ren, C Zhu - Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Magnesium/polytetrafluoroethylene/Viton (MTV) fuel-rich pyrolants use the
atmospheric oxygen as a complementary oxidizer to sustain and alter the performance of the …

Effect of Hygrothermal Aging on the Decomposition Reactions of Magnesium/Teflon/Viton (MTV) Pyrotechnic

S Gaunekar, A Ambekar - Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Magnesium/Teflon/Viton (MTV) pyrotechnic compositions are widely used in
various applications. Magnesium is known to oxidize under elevated humidity and …

Reduced graphene oxide: a novel black body emitter for advanced infrared decoy flares

S Elbasuney, AA Elmotaz, MA Sadek… - Journal of Energetic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) possesses unique thermal and optical properties. It could
act as black body emitter with high-infrared emissivity. RGO could meet wide applications in …

Effect of Mg-Al ratio on the combustion and infrared radiation properties of Al-Mg alloy/PTFE composition

Y Wang, M Zhang, F Liu, J Tang… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The effects of Al-Mg alloys with different Mg/Al ratios on the burning rate,
combustion products, radiation intensity and specific radiation energy of Al-Mg/PTFE …

Toward on-board microchip synthesis of CdSe vs. PbSe nanocrystalline quantum dots as a spectral decoy for protecting space assets

J Nijhuis, QD Tran, NN Tran, T Dinh, HP Phan… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs) were suggested a decade ago as a means of spectral decoy to divert
rocket attacks from flying objects such as satellites but have not yet found industrial …