Metastable Intermolecular Composite (MIC) materials are comprised of a mixture of oxidizer and fuel with particle sizes in the nanometer range. They are a subclass of materials known as thermites. The mechanism responsible for the propagation of reaction in loose compacts is not well understood. We have conducted a series of experiments using high-speed photography and pressure transducers in an attempt to identify the dominant mechanism. We studied a mixture of aluminum and molybdenum trioxide. Of the four possible candidates (radiation, convection, conduction, and acoustic/compaction), these preliminary studies identify convection as the most likely. However, the extent of contribution of the other modes is not yet known and this will receive further study. (Abstract Copyright [2004], Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
Ignition characteristics of metastable intermolecular composites
Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics ; 29 , 4 ; 216-219
2004
4 Seiten, 5 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
Verbundwerkstoff , Oxidationsmittel , Korngröße , Nanometerbereich , Unterklasse , Experiment , Hochgeschwindigkeitsphotographie , Druckaufnehmer , Aluminium , Molybdän , Akustik , Kompaktieren , Urheberrecht , Fachzeitschrift , Anregungskurve , Brennstoff , Teilchen (Atom) , Konvektion , Leichtmetalle , Messmethode , Messtechnik , Metalle , Moire-Photographie , Naturwissenschaft , NE-Metall , Partikel , Photographie , Physik , Reinmetall , Schwermetalle , Werkstoff
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