Experimental study on hypergolic ignition and non-ignition for dicyanamide-based ionic liquids at low impact velocity conditions
December 2021
Ionic liquids have a wide engineering application foresight due to their easy and safe storage and handling while are limited by the unclear mechanism of hypergolic ignition. In this study, three dicyanamide-based...
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A review of quantum chemical methods for treating energetic molecules
December 2021
As a necessary tool for understanding, prediction, and design (especially on a microscopic scale), Quantum chemical (QC) methods have a profound impact on the field of energetic materials (EMs). This...
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High-pressure structural stability and melting performance of α-2,4-dinitroanisole
December 2021
Energetic materials have to face variable environments throughout their life cycle. Therefore, revealing the evolvement of energetic materials under complex conditions is of great importance for their...
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Multi-parallel microfluidic recrystallization and characterization of explosives
December 2021
A multi-parallel recrystallization system based on microfluidic technology was established for rapid recrystallization-condition screening and small-batch preparation of high-quality explosives. The...
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N-amination of nitrogen-rich scaffolds: From single N–N bond formation to diverse energetic functionalization strategies
December 2021
The bond-formation strategy associated with carbon and nitrogen atoms is one of the most vital fundamental techniques in the construction of organic molecules. In comparison to well-established methodologies...
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Spray characteristics of Al-nanoparticle-containing nanofluid fuel in a Y-jet injector
December 2021
In the aerospace field, energetic nanoparticles (NPs) are added to fuels to increase fuel density and energy. However, the non-Newtonian feature of NPs containing suspension restricts their application....
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Liquid energetic fuel and propellants: Spray and mixing, ignition, combustion, and explosion hazards
December 2021
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Tetrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine as a versatile scaffold for construction of multipurpose energetic materials
Available online 6 November 2021
In this work, a fused-ring tetrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine framework with catenated nitrogen chain was applied to develop new energetic materials with task-specific applications for different purposes. Their...
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Successful development of HAN based green propellant
September 2021
Research and development of Hydroxyl Ammonium Nitrate based liquid propellant; SHP-163 is reviewed. Starting from the composition selection of the propellant to the development of 1 N thruster of Green...
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Advancements in mechanical Raman spectroscopy for applications in energetic materials
September 2021
This paper aims to provide a detailed review of the fundamentals and applications of mechanical Raman spectroscopy in the field of energetic materials. Firstly, the principle behind mechanical Raman...
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Assessment of the thermal stability, catalytic behavior, and laser ignitability of energetic coordination polymer [Cu(HBTT)(H2O)]n
September 2021
Solvent molecules, especially coordinated solvent molecules, vastly affect the energetic properties of energetic coordination polymers (ECPs). Therefore, an effective strategy to maintain energetic...
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Bioinspired energetic composites with enhanced interfacial, thermal and mechanical performance by “grafting to” way
September 2021
The mechanical strength was influenced by the quality of the crystal and interfacial interaction between energetic particles and polymeric binders. In this work, rod-like and hairy-spherical 2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide...
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Review on the laser-induced performance of photothermal materials for ignition application
September 2021
Laser ignition has been widely studied, and is regarded as a potential initiation technique in pyrotechnics owing to its simple ignition sequence, good safety, high ignition consistency, and strong...
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Shape of flyers driven by metal-electric explosion: experimental method (Part I)
September 2021
To study the internal mechanism of the metal-electric explosion process, it is necessary to obtain internal information regarding the flow field by performing transmission imaging of the electric explosion...
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Nanosized niobium (V) and tantalum (V) oxide ceramics as competitive oxidizers within aluminium-based nanothermites
September 2021
Among the energetic mixtures, one category are thermites. Thermites are highly reactive composites described as consisting of a fuel (metal) and an oxidizer (metal oxide) at micron scale. The use of...
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Ignition characteristics of nitromethane-doped ethanol in a heated shock tube
September 2021
Ignition delay times of nitromethane-doped ethanol dual fuels are measured under the micro-combustion engine conditions (8 × 105 Pa and 904–1477 K). The promotion effect of nitromethane on ethanol...
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Ignition, combustion and detonation of energetic materials: Some developments in synthesis, experiments, and modeling
September 2021
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Comparative study on 1,2,3-triazole based azo- and triazene-bridged high-nitrogen energetic materials
June 2021
Two different 1,2,3-triazole based energetic compounds, featuring with azo (-NN-) and triazene (-NN–NH-) bridge were investigated. All newly synthesized compounds were fully characterized by multinuclear...
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Review of the phonon calculations for energetic crystals and their applications
June 2021
The phonon is one of the most important elementary excitation in solid system, as a gene related to the thermal properties and chemical stability of energetic materials. This paper reviews the molecular...
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Effects of 2CL-20/HMX cocrystals on the thermal decomposition behavior and combustion properties of polyether solid propellants
June 2021
Herein, the effects of cocrystals of two nitroamine explosives, namely hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) and 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazoctane (HMX), which are denoted as CHC, on the combustion...
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