Effect of iron-containing catalysts on thermal decomposition of cured GAP-AP propellants |
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Authors: | Fang-Mo Chang Chen-Chia Huang Shin-Ming Shen Sun-I Chen |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Applied Chemistry, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology Tahsi, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC;(2) Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Lungtan, Taiwan, ROC |
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Abstract: | The effects of various burning rate catalysts on thermal decomposition of cured glycidyl azide polymer (GAP)-ammonium perchlorate (AP) propellants have been studied by means of thermal analysis and a modified vacuum stability test (MVST). Four types of iron-containing catalysts examined in this paper are catocene, ferrocenecarboxaldehyde (FCA), ferrocene, and ferric oxide. Results of differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG) revealed that the catalysts play an important role in the decomposition of both AP and GAP. The peak decomposition temperature (T m) of DTA curves and onset decomposition temperature (T o) of TG patterns considerably shifted to a lower temperature as the concentration of catalysts increased in the propellants. The endothermic temperature of AP, however, is unaffected by the presence of burning rate catalysts in all cases. The activation energy of decomposition of the propellants in range of 80 to 120°C is determined, based on the MVST results. |
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Keywords: | DTA GAP-AP propellants iron-containing catalysts MVST TG thermal decomposition |
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