Effect of particle size on thermal decomposition of nitrocellulose

MR Sovizi, SS Hajimirsadeghi… - Journal of hazardous …, 2009 - Elsevier
Data on the thermal stability of energetic materials such as nitrocellulose were required in
order to obtain safety information for handling, storage and usage. In present study, the …

Preparation and combustion mechanism of boron-based high-energy fuels

L Han, R Wang, W Chen, Z Wang, X Zhu, T Huang - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the characteristics of high energy density and a high calorific value, boron has
become a high-energy fuel and shows great potential to be a high-performance candidate …

Effect of particle morphology on reactivity, ignition and combustion of boron powders

M Mursalat, M Schoenitz, EL Dreizin - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Spherical boron powders with 2–20 µm sized particles were prepared by ball milling
commercial boron in the presence of emulsion with hexane and acetonitrile serving as the …

Preparation of B/Nitrocellulose/Fe particles and their effect on the performance of an ammonium perchlorate propellant

L Cheng, H Yang, Y Yang, Y Li, Y Meng, Y Li… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of boron in fuel-rich solid propellant is limited by its long combustion time,
ignition delay and low combustion efficiency. To overcome these problems, B/Nitrocellulose …

[HTML][HTML] The surface activation of boron to improve ignition and combustion characteristic

J Wang, J Wang, Y Mao, R Peng, F Nie - Defence Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Boron is a very promising and highly attractive fuel because of high calorific value. However,
the practical applications in explosives and propellants of boron have been limited by long …

Reactivity regulation of B/KNO3/PVDF energetic sticks prepared by direct ink writing

C Li, H Song, C Xu, C Li, J Jing, B Ye, J Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Boron/potassium nitrate (B/KNO 3, BPN) is a promising intermolecular energetic complex
with a high calorific value. The powder integration and reactivity regulation mechanism of …

Synthesis of CuO nanopowders by high-energy ball-milling method and investigation of their catalytic activity on thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate …

E Ayoman, SG Hosseini - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2016 - Springer
In this research, nearly spherical CuO nanopowders (NPs) were synthesized in a high-
energy ball-milling method at room temperature for different milling times (20 and 40 h) at …

Preparation and combustion performance of B/PVDF/Al composite microspheres

L Cheng, C Huang, Y Yang, Y Li… - Propellants …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In order to solve the problems that boron nanoparticles (B NPs) are easy to agglomerate,
low in combustion efficiency and difficult to ignite, 80 nm B NPs were doped with 50 nm …

Probing boron thermite energy release at rapid heating rates

JL Gottfried, ER Wainwright, S Huang, Y Jiang… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Boron (B) is a promising fuel for energetic materials due to its high gravimetric and
volumetric energy density. The enhanced ignition and combustion of B in a thermite with …

The effect of average particle size of nano-Co3O4 on the catalytic thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate particles

SG Hosseini, SJH Toloti, K Babaei, A Ghavi - Journal of Thermal Analysis …, 2016 - Springer
In this research, the catalytic effects of nano-Co 3 O 4 with diverse average particle sizes
and specific surface area on thermal decomposition property of ammonium perchlorate (AP) …