Nanostructured energetic composites: synthesis, ignition/combustion modeling, and applications

X Zhou, M Torabi, J Lu, R Shen… - ACS applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has stimulated revolutionary advances in many scientific and industrial
fields, particularly in energetic materials. Powder mixing is the simplest and most traditional …

Fluorine-containing oxidizers for metal fuels in energetic formulations

SK Valluri, M Schoenitz, E Dreizin - Defence Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Fluorine containing oxidizers, primarily polymers, are extensively used in pyrotechnic
compositions. Fluorinated oxidizers are less explored for metalized propellants and …

Energetic metastable n-Al@ PVDF/EMOF composite nanofibers with improved combustion performances

W He, ZH Li, S Chen, G Yang, Z Yang, PJ Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Combustion is a kind of reacting process involves fluid mechanics and chemical reactions at
the same time. In the past decades, little attention has been paid to the improvement on the …

Activating aluminum reactivity with fluoropolymer coatings for improved energetic composite combustion

J McCollum, ML Pantoya, ST Iacono - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Aluminum (Al) particles are passivated by an aluminum oxide (Al2O3) shell. Energetic
blends of nanometer-sized Al particles with liquid perfluorocarbon-based oxidizers such as …

A promising strategy to obtain high energy output and combustion properties by self-activation of nano-Al

J Wang, Y Qu, F Gong, J Shen, L Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2019 - Elsevier
Aluminum based energetic nanomaterials attract significant attention for various applications
owing to their ultrahigh energy density. The main obstacle in the application of nano-Al …

[HTML][HTML] Using microfluidic technology to prepare octogen high-energy microspheres containing copper–aluminum composite particles with enhanced combustion …

D Zhang, J Shi, B Wu, R Zhu, J Zhou, Y Guo, C An… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Aluminized explosives are widely used in military applications. However, the easy
agglomeration of aluminum (Al) powder and its high ignition temperature greatly hinder the …

Electrospray deposition of energetic polymer nanocomposites with high mass particle loadings: a prelude to 3D printing of rocket motors

C Huang, G Jian, JB DeLisio, H Wang… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
One of the challenges in the use of energetic nanoparticles within a polymer matrix is the
difficulty in processing by traditional mixing methods. In this paper, electrospray deposition is …

Safe preparation, energetic performance and reaction mechanism of corrosion-resistant Al/PVDF nanocomposite films

X Ke, S Guo, G Zhang, X Zhou, L **ao, G Hao… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, to improve the safety in the preparation process of energetic materials, vacuum
freeze-drying technology is applied to develop nanoenergetic thin films in which Al …

Core–Shell Al‐Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Configurations to Enhance Reaction Kinetics and Energy Performance for Nanoenergetic Materials

J Wang, Z Qiao, Y Yang, J Shen, Z Long… - … A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The energy performance of solid energetic materials (Al, Mg, etc.) is typically restricted by a
natural passivation layer and the diffusion‐limited kinetics between the oxidizer and the …

An effective way to enhance energy output and combustion characteristics of Al/PTFE

J Wang, L Zhang, Y Mao, F Gong - Combustion and Flame, 2020 - Elsevier
Reactive materials of aluminum (Al) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) are attracting
intense attention, which have been extensively developed owing to their high energy density …