Design and Synthesis of High-Performance Planar Explosives and Solid Propellants with Tetrazole Moieties
Sohan Lal, Richard J. Staples, Jean’ne M. Shreeve
Abstract
A straightforward synthetic strategy for newly designed nitrogen-rich planar explosives and solid propellants is reported. These materials exhibit high densities (1.69–1.95 g cm –3 ), high positive enthalpies of formation (approaching 1149.21 kJ mol –1 ), promising energetic properties ( P = 26.36–33.78 GPa, D = 8258–9518 m s –1 ), acceptable thermal stabilities ( T d = 132–277 °C), good sensitivities (IS = 4–40 J, FS = 60–360 N) and excellent propulsive performance (Isp = 176.80–253.06 s).
Topics & Concepts
PropellantExplosive materialTetrazoleEnergetic materialChemistryPlanarNitrogenPyrotechnicsCombinatorial chemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryComputer scienceEngineeringComputer graphics (images)Energetic Materials and CombustionThermal and Kinetic AnalysisRocket and propulsion systems research