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Preparation of a thermally sensitive ammonium perchlorate

Oommen, C and Ghee, AH and Raghunandan, BN and Sashikumar, TN and Apitha, AR (2003) Preparation of a thermally sensitive ammonium perchlorate. In: 5th International Autumn Seminar on Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotecnics (IASPEP), OCT 15-18, 2003, Guilin, Peoples R China.

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Abstract

The effect of ultrasound on the thermal decomposition behaviour of ammonium perchlorate (AP) has been investigated. It was observed that significant changes in the thermal behaviour of A-P, followed using differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetry, was observed when AP was subjected to power ultrasound in water saturated with oxygen-nitrogen mixture. The decomposition temperature of AP was found to have been lowered by nearly 25degreesC. A similar thermal sensitization was observed in AP when subjected to sonication in the presence of transition metal oxides. Kinetic parameters were calculated for AP, modified AP and catalyzed AP decomposition using non-isothermal kinetics. The activation energy for the decomposition of the sonicated AP samples were found to be lower than normal AP.

Item Type: Conference Paper
Publisher: Science Press Beijing
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to Science Press Beijing.
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2012 09:57
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2018 13:59
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/43815

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