Propellants Reactivity Enhancement with Nanothermites

被引:16
作者
Berthe, Jean-Edouard [1 ]
Comet, Marc [1 ]
Schnell, Fabien [1 ]
Suma, Yves [2 ]
Spitzer, Denis [1 ]
机构
[1] CNRS, NS3E Nanomateriaux Syst Sous Sollicitat, Extremes UMR ISL 3208, UNISTRA, 5 Rue General Cassagnou, F-68301 St Louis, France
[2] ISL, 5 Rue General Cassagnou, F-68301 St Louis, France
关键词
Propellants; Nanothermites; Ignition; Coating; Velocity;
D O I
10.1002/prep.201600029
中图分类号
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Propellant grains (Vectan A1) were coated with a thin and stable layer (50m, 10wt-%) of a green sulfate-based nanothermite (Na2SO4/Al). This flash composition was used herein as an internal pyrotechnic lighter to accelerate the ignition and the combustion of the propellant. The combustion of the modified propellant, which was tested in one-end open tubes, propagates four orders of magnitude faster than the one of pristine Vectan A1. This tremendous effect was tuned by varying the proportion of coated Vectan A1 grains from 20 to 100% in the samples. The percolation threshold is in between 20 and 40%. Beyond this point, the effect can be improved by increasing the proportion of nanothermite-coated propellant grains in the charge.
引用
收藏
页码:994 / 998
页数:5
相关论文
共 13 条
[1]  
Comet M., 2008, 39 INT ANN C ICT, pV38/1
[2]   Energetic nanocomposites for detonation initiation in high explosives without primary explosives [J].
Comet, Marc ;
Martin, Cedric ;
Klaumuenzer, Martin ;
Schnell, Fabien ;
Spitzer, Denis .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2015, 107 (24)
[3]   Sulfates-Based Nanothermites: An Expanding Horizon for Metastable Interstitial Composites [J].
Comet, Marc ;
Vidick, Geoffrey ;
Schnell, Fabien ;
Suma, Yves ;
Baps, Bernard ;
Spitzer, Denis .
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2015, 54 (15) :4458-4462
[4]   Oxidation Mechanism of Aluminum Nanopowders [J].
Coulet, Marie-Vanessa ;
Rufino, Benoit ;
Esposito, Pierre-Henry ;
Neisius, Thomas ;
Isnard, Olivier ;
Denoyel, Renaud .
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015, 119 (44) :25063-25070
[5]  
Fischer SH, 1998, TWENTY-FOURTH INTERNATIONAL PYROTECHNICS SEMINAR, P231
[6]  
Goldschmidt H., 1897, U.S. patent, Patent No. 578868
[7]   CuO/A1 Thermites for Solid Rocket Motor Ignition [J].
Reese, David A. ;
Wright, Darren M. ;
Son, Steven F. .
JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER, 2013, 29 (05) :1194-1199
[8]  
Son SF, 2004, MATER RES SOC SYMP P, V800, P161
[9]   Introduction: Nanoscale composite energetic materials [J].
Son, Steven F. ;
Yetter, Richard A. ;
Yang, Vigor .
JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER, 2007, 23 (04) :643-644
[10]   Energetic nano-materials: Opportunities for enhanced performances [J].
Spitzer, Denis ;
Comet, Marc ;
Baras, Christian ;
Pichot, Vincent ;
Piazzon, Nelly .
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS, 2010, 71 (02) :100-108