Nanoscale Additives Tailor Energetic Materials
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: The effect of anatase, rutile, and amorphous TiO 2 nanoparticles on the combustion of solid rocket propellant was investigated. Each additive increased the burning rate of propellant strands by 30%. Typical fast-burning propellants are unstable due to oversensitivity to pressure variations, but the anatase additive yielded propellants with high yet stable burning rates over a broad pressure range. Anatase nanoparticles also catalyzed the high-temperature decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, a key component of solid propellant.
Source: Nano Letters
DOI: 10.1021/nl0625372
Authors: David L. Reid, Antonio E. Russo, Rodolphe V. Carro, Matthew A. Stephens, Alexander R. LePage, Thomas C. Spalding, Eric L. Petersen, Sudipta Seal
Institution: University of Central Florida
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanics of Materials
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1997027339