Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Publication Source
Journal of Applied Physics
Abstract
Aluminum nanoparticles and explosive formulations that incorporate them have been a subject of ongoing interest due to the potential of aluminum particles to dramatically increase energy content relative to conventional organic explosives. We have used time-resolved atomic and molecular emission spectroscopy to monitor the combustion of aluminum nanoparticles within the overall chemical dynamicsof post-detonation fireballs. We have studied the energy release dynamics of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) charges incorporating three types of aluminum nanoparticles: commercial oxide-passivated nanoparticles, oleic acid-capped aluminum nanoparticles (AlOA), and nanoparticles in which the oxide shell of the particle has been functionalized with an acrylic monomer and copolymerized into a fluorinated acrylic matrix (AlFA). The results indicate that the commercial nanoparticles and the AlFAnanoparticles are oxidized at a similar rate, while the AlOA nanoparticles combust more quickly. This is most likely due to the fact that the commercial nano-Al and the AlFA particles are both oxide-passivated, while the AlOA particles are protected by an organic shell that is more easily compromised than an oxide layer. The peak fireball temperatures for RDX charges containing 20 wt. % of commercial nano-Al, AlFA, or AlOA were ∼3900 K, ∼3400 K, and ∼4500 K, respectively.
Inclusive pages
044907-1 to 044907-5
ISBN/ISSN
0021-8979
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2013, American Institute of Physics
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Volume
113
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Lewis, William K.; Rumchik, C. G.; Smith, M. J.; Fernando, K. A. Shiral; Crouse, Christopher A.; Spowart, Jonathan E.; Guliants, Elena A.; and Bunker, Christopher E., "Comparison of Post-Detonation Combustion in Explosives Incorporating Aluminum Nanoparticles: Influence of the Passivation Layer" (2013). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 154.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ece_fac_pub/154
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