Liquid phase in-situ synthesis of LiF coated boron powder composite and performance study

Among practical metal additives, boron (B) has a high volumetric heating value, making it a promising choice as a fuel additive. Although B can theoretically yield a large amount of energy upon complete combustion, its combustion is retarded by the initial presence of B oxide, which coats the surfaces of B particle. To improve the ignition and combustion properties of B powder, LiOH and NH₄F were used as precursors to synthesize uniformly LiF-coated B composites (LiF-B) in situ. The LiF-B mixture was also prepared for comparison using a physical method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were used to characterize the morphologies and compositions of the products. The thermal and combustion properties of the samples were characterized by thermal gravity-differential thermal gravity (TG-DTG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and closed bomb experiment. The XRD, FTIR, SEM and EDS results demonstrated the successful preparation of the coated LiF-B sample. The TG-DTG and closed bomb experiment results indicated that the addition of LiF decreased the ignition temperature of B powder, and increasing its reaction efficiency. DSC results show that when LiF-B was added, the released heat of underwater explosive increased by 6727.2, 7280.4 and 3109.6 J/g at heating rates of 5, 10, and 15 °C/min, respectively. Moreover, LiF-B decreased the activation energy of secondary combustion reaction of explosive system as calculated through Kissinger's method by 28.9%, which indicated an excellent catalytic effect for the thermal decomposition of underwater explosive. The results reveal that LiF can improve the combustion efficiency of B powder, thereby increasing the total energy of explosives. The mechanical sensitivity increased slightly after adding LiF-B to the underwater explosive. Compared to the underwater explosive with added B, the mechanical sensitivity of the explosive with added LiF-B was significantly lower.     

粉末燃料冲压发动机内镁粉尘云层流燃烧模型

对粉末燃料冲压发动机预燃室内镁粉尘云燃烧过程进行了研究,建立了镁粉尘云的一维层流预混燃烧模型。研究表明,镁粉尘云层流火焰传播很稳定,燃烧过程中火焰结构基本不变,燃烧区很薄,而预热区厚度约是燃烧区的2-3倍。粉尘云中镁颗粒的蒸发和气相镁与氧气的均相反应是产生火焰的直接原因,也是火焰得以传播的关键。预热区气相温度升高主要靠燃烧区气体的导热和扩散过来的气相镁与氧气反应释放热量,而预热区颗粒相温度升高主要靠气相对其对流传热。分析了各参数对粉尘云燃烧的影响,颗粒相对浓度对粉尘云燃烧的影响比较复杂,在浓度较低的情况下,增大颗粒相对浓度有利于粉尘云快速燃烧;而在浓度较高的情况下,增大颗粒相对浓度则不利于粉尘云快速燃烧。随颗粒粒径的增加,火焰传播速度减小,火焰温度升高,预热区厚度增大。火焰传播速度和火焰温度随粉尘云初温增加线性增长,预热区厚度随粉尘云初温增加抛物线增长。数值模拟与文献中试验结果的变化趋势相一致。     

固冲补燃室团聚硼颗粒燃烧试验

研究团聚硼颗粒在补燃室中的点火燃烧对提高固冲发动机性能具有重要意义。通过试验模拟固冲发动机工作过程的方法,开展了补燃室流场条件下的团聚硼颗粒点火燃烧试验。结合高速火焰图像处理技术和流场参数测量结果,对试验中团聚硼颗粒的点火燃烧状态、火焰结构以及颗粒尺寸变化等进行了分析,获得了补燃室燃气温度和氧气含量等因素对团聚硼颗粒点火燃烧过程的影响机制。对燃烧残渣进行了分析,发现燃烧前后颗粒尺寸变化不大,燃烧过程中高温气流可能进入了颗粒内部并与硼颗粒发生反应。     

Tuning the reactivity of Al–Ni by fine coating of halogen-containing energetic composites

In this paper, various core-shell structured Al–Ni@ECs composites have been prepared by a spray-drying technique. The involved ECs refer to the energetic composites (ECs) of ammonium perchlorate/nitrocellulose (AP/NC, NA) and polyvinylidene fluoride/hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (PVDF/CL-20, PC). Two Al–Ni mixtures were prepared at atomic ratios of 1:1 and 1:3 and named as Al/Ni and Al/3Ni, respectively. The thermal reactivity and combustion behaviors of Al–Ni@ECs composites have been comprehensively investigated. Results showed that the reactivity and combustion performance of Al–Ni could be enhanced by introducing both NA and PC energetic composites. Among which the Al/Ni@NA composite exhibited higher reactivity and improved combustion performance. The measured flame propagation rate (v = 20.6 mm/s), average combustion wave temperature (T_max = 1567.0 °C) and maximum temperature rise rate (γ_t = 1633.6 °C/s) of Al/Ni@NA are higher than that of the Al/Ni (v = 15.8 mm/s, T_max = 858.0 °C, and γ_t = 143.5 °C/s). The enhancement in combustion properties could be due to presence of the acidic gaseous products from ECs, which could etch the Al₂O₃ shell on the surface of Al particles, and make the inner active Al to be easier transported, so that an intimate and faster intermetallic reaction between Al and Ni would be realized. Furthermore, the morphologies and chemical compositions of the condensed combustion products (CCPs) of Al–Ni@ECs composites were found to be different depending on the types of ECs. The compositions of CCPs are dominated with the Al–Ni intermetallics, combining with a trace amount of Al₅O₆N and Al₂O₃.     

The effect of al particle size on thermal decomposition,mechanical strength and sensitivity of Al/ZrH2/PTFE composite

To study the thermal decomposition of Al/ZrH2/PTFE with different Al particle size as well as mechanical strength and impact sensitivity under medium and low strain rates, molding-vacuum sintering was adopted to prepare four groups of power materials and cylindrical specimens with different Al particle size. The active decomposition temperature of ZrH2 was obtained by TG-DSC, and the quasi-static me-chanics/reaction characteristics as well as the impact sensitivity of the specimen were studied respec-tively by quasi-static compression and drop-hammer test. The results show that the yield strength of the material decreased with the increase of the Al particle size, while the compressive strength, failure strain and toughness increased first and then decreased, which reached the maximum values of 116.61 MPa, 191％, and 119.9 MJ/m respectively when the Al particle size is 12—14μm because of particle size grading. The specimens with the highest strength and toughness formed circumferential open cracks and reacted partly when pressed. Those with developmental cracks formed inside did not react. It is considered that fracture of specimens first triggered initial reaction between Al and PTFE to release an amount of heat. Then ZrH2 was activated and decomposed, and participated in subsequent reaction to generate ZrC. The impact sensitivity of the specimens decreased with the increase of Al particle size.     

Studies on the flame propagation characteristic and thermal hazard of the premixed N2O/fuel mixtures

An experimental study was carried out to investigate the flame propagation and thermal hazard of the premixed N₂O/fuel mixtures, including NH₃, C₃H₈ and C₂H₄. The study provided the high speed video images and data about the flame locations, propagation patterns, overpressures and the quenching diameters during the course of combustion in different channels to elucidate the dynamics of various combustion processes. The onset decomposition temperature was determined using high-performance adiabatic calorimetry. It was shown that the order of the flame acceleration rate and thermal hazard was N₂O/C₂H₄>N₂O/C₃H₈>N₂O/NH₃.     

Effects of Mg/PTFE pyrotechnic compositions on reignition characteristics of base bleed propellants and heating mechanism

The effects of magnesium/polytetrafluoroethylene (Mg/PTFE) pyrotechnic compositions on the coupled flow field and reignition mechanism are important aspects governing the performance and range of base bleed projectiles (BBPs).Owing to a decrease in pressure and temperature when the BBP leaves the muzzle,rapid depressurization occurs,which extinguishes the base bleed propellant.The Mg/PTFE py-rotechnic composition pressed in the igniter of the base bleed unit (BBU) provides additional energy to the BBU via a chemical reaction.Thus,the extinguished base bleed propellant is reignited under the effect of high-temperature combustion gas jets from the igniter.In this study,a numerical analysis is conducted to evaluate the effects of PTFE and Mg granularity as well as Mg/PTFE pyrotechnic compo-sitions.Owing to the rapid depressurization,the temperature and pressure was found to decrease for different Mg/PTFE pyrotechnic compositions.However,the depressurization time increased as the PTFE granularity increased,the Mg granularity decreased,and the Mg content increased.When the pressure in the combustion chamber of the BBU decreased to the atmospheric pressure,the combustion gas jets from the igniter expand upstream (rather than downstream).However,these combustion gas jets exhibit different axial and radial expansion characteristics depending on the pyrotechnic compositions used.The results show that the reignition delay time,td,of the base bleed propellant was 377.608,94.27,387.243,523.966,and 221.094 ms for cases A-E,respectively.Therefore,it was concluded that the Mg/PTFE pyrotechnic composition of case B was the most beneficial for the reignition of the base bleed propellant,with the earliest addition of energy and mass to the BBP.     

阻燃PA系列材料燃烧性能研究

通过氧指数测定、水平垂直燃烧性能测试以及差示热量扫描法分析，研究了以PA为基材的塑料的燃烧性能。结果表明，含不同阻燃剂的PA塑料的氧指数、初始分解温度、分解峰值温度等燃烧性能参数有显著不同，燃烧性能具有明显差别。     

The surface activation of boron to improve ignition and combustion characteristic

Boron is a very promising and highly attractive fuel because of high calorific value. However, the practical applications in explosives and propellants of boron have been limited by long ignition delay time and low combustion efficiency. Herein, nano-Al and graphene fluoride (GF) as surface activated materials are employed to coat boron (B) particles to improve ignition and combustion performance. The reaction heat of nano-Al coated B/KNO₃ and GF coated B/KNO₃ are 1116.83 J/g and 862.69 J/g, respectively, which are higher than that of pure B/KNO₃ (823.39 J/g). The ignition delay time of B/KNO₃ could be reduced through nano-Al coating. The shortest ignition delay time is only 75 ms for B coated with nano-Al of 8 wt%, which is much shorter than that of pure B/KNO₃ (109 ms). However, the ignition delay time of B/KNO₃ coated with GF has been increased from 109 to 187 ms. B coated with GF and nano-Al shown significantly influence on the pressure output and flame structure of B/KNO₃. Furthermore, the effects of B/O ratios on the pressure output and ignition delay time have been further fully studied. For B/KNO₃ coated with nano-Al and GF, the highest pressures are 88 KPa and 59 KPa for B/O ratio of 4:6, and the minimum ignition delay time are 94 ms and 148 ms for B/O ratio of 7:3. Based on the above results, the reaction process of boron coated with GF and nano-Al has been proposed to understand combustion mechanism.     

液氧与气氧对空气加热器燃烧流场的影响分析

针对一种基于液体火箭发动机燃烧室结构的空气加热器,采用数值仿真技术研究了加热器内部喷雾燃烧、燃气掺混以及出口流场分布等参数.分析对比了采用酒精/液氧/空气与酒精/气氧/空气两种不同氧化剂物态三组元同轴直流式喷嘴所得到的燃烧流场的区别,并通过改变燃烧室特征长度,分析了两种计算工况的加热器的性能差异.结果表明,喷入氧化剂的物态对燃烧流场影响较大,采用液氧喷嘴的火焰较长,气氧喷嘴的火焰分布较宽,且相对于液氧喷嘴,气氧喷嘴的燃烧室前端回流区由于掺混较多的燃气,导致喷注面板附近燃气温度较高,面板承热压力较大.设计的加热器均可保证两种喷嘴的出口流场品质较高,在保证流场出口品质的原则上,气氧喷嘴的燃烧室特征长度可至少小于液氧喷嘴的1/4.     

Burning characteristics of high density foamed GAP/CL-20 propellants

The monolithic foamed propellants with high densities were prepared by casting and two-step foaming processes. Glycidyl azide polymer (GAP) and isocyanate were used as the binder system and 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW, CL-20) was employed as the energetic component. The newly designed formulation containing 60 % CL-20 produced a force constant of 1077 J/g and low flame temperature of 2817 K. Two foamed propellants with densities of 1.32 g/cm³ and 1.53 g/cm³ were fabricated by a confined foaming process and examined by closed bomb tests. The results revealed that porosity significantly affects burning performance. A size effect on combustion behaviors was observed for the foamed propellant with 5.56 % porosity, and a double-hump progressive dynamic vivacity curve was obtained. At last, the 30 mm gun test was carried out to demonstrate the interior ballistic performance, and the muzzle velocity increased by 120 m/s at the same maximum chamber pressure when monolithic propellant was added in the charge.     

嵌银丝贫氧推进剂燃烧特性

采用试验发动机法 ,对嵌银丝铝镁贫氧推进剂的燃烧特性进行了研究 ,得到了低压下嵌银丝铝镁贫氧推进剂的燃烧规律 ,研究了银丝直径和贫氧推进剂配方对嵌银丝发动机燃速的影响。结果表明 ,嵌银丝贫氧推进剂的燃烧过程由初始工作段、稳定工作段和结束段组成 ;采用较粗的银丝 (0 3mm和0 4mm)可以显著提高贫氧推进剂的燃速 ;提高贫氧推进剂的基础燃速也是提高嵌银丝贫氧推进剂燃速的有效方法之一。     

凹腔布置方案对气化煤油超声速燃烧特性的影响

针对两种凹腔布置方案,模拟马赫数6.0的来流条件,采用气化RP-3开展了一系列直连式燃烧试验。依据燃烧流场的可见光图像、燃烧室壁面静压分布和推力增益,对比分析了凹腔布置方案对气化煤油超声速燃烧特性的影响。结果表明,凹腔布置方案和当量比对燃烧室内的火焰分布、燃料的释热特性和发动机燃烧性能有显著影响。并联凹腔的火焰与释热主要集中在凹腔附近,燃料比冲对当量比不敏感;单凹腔的火焰与释热分布更加分散,燃料比冲随当量比的增加而提高。     

Burning rate and other characteristics of strontium titanate (SrTiO3) supplemented AP/HTPB/Al composite propellants

In a quest of search for a new burning rate modifier for composite propellant, strontium titanate (SrTiO₃), a perovskite oxide has been chosen for evaluation in a composite propellant formulation based on its other catalytic applications. Initially, SrTiO₃ was characterized for particle size, morphology and material/phase identification (using XRD). By varying SrTiO₃ content in a standard composite propellant, different compositions were prepared and their performance and processing parameters like the end of mix (EOM) viscosity, mechanical properties, density, burning rate, pressure exponent (n-value), etc. were measured. The results reveal that 2% SrTiO₃ causes more than 12% enhancement in propellant burning rate (at 70 ksc pressure) in comparison to the standard propellant composition. The pressure exponent also increases to 0.46, whereas the standard composition was having its value as 0.35.     

无电焊接材料的燃烧速度和燃烧温度研究

采用高放热性的铝热剂（CuO＋Al）并加入适当的添加剂,制备了便携式的无电焊接笔材料,其燃烧速度可控,且具有高的燃烧温度。研究了反应剂颗粒大小、混料均匀性等对无电焊接笔材料的燃烧性能的影响。结果表明：反应剂粒径对无电焊接笔的燃烧速度具有显著影响,随着反应剂粒径的增大,燃烧速度明显减慢。反应剂粒径和混料时间是影响单位时间放热量和混料均匀度的主要因素,因而对无电焊接笔的燃烧温度具有明显影响。在一定的混料时间下,反应物粉末具有最佳的混料均匀性。反应物粒径小且混料均匀性好的无电焊接笔材料,其燃烧温度高。     

相干反斯托克斯喇曼光谱测量技术

根据燃烧诊断的需要 ,研究了理论相干反斯托克斯喇曼光谱 (CARS)与温度、浓度和压力的关系 ,在液化石油气 /空气预混火焰中进行了氮分子CARS测温实验。结果表明 ,CARS是一种很有前途的发动机燃烧诊断技术     

湍流射流火焰中煤粉颗粒尺寸和结构的变化

采用湍流煤粉射流火焰模拟实际工业煤粉燃烧中的迅速热解,取样分析实验研究煤粉热解过程中颗粒尺寸和内部结构的变化。结果表明：在热解过程中煤粉颗粒体积发生了明显的膨胀,膨胀程度强烈地依赖于颗粒的初始尺寸和加热速率;热解时挥发份的迅速释放及煤的热塑性导致了颗粒内部的空心结构,这种结构有效地提高炭粒的燃烧速率。     

固冲发动机补燃室凝相碳颗粒燃烧研究

应用改进的移动火焰锋面(MFF)模型,分析了环境压力、温度等参数对碳颗粒燃烧过程的影响。在此基础上,研究了固冲发动机补燃室内碳颗粒的燃烧过程,得到了固冲补燃室环境中的碳颗粒燃烧特性,并通过固冲直连式试验验证了数值模拟结果。结果表明:补燃室中大部分碳颗粒在进气道出口附近燃烧。     

基于图像处理的火焰检测算法研究

简要介绍了火焰检测系统构成和火焰燃烧特性,并根据全炉膛火焰的燃烧特性,从火焰图像中提取了反映炉膛火焰燃烧状态的特征量.最后,通过对火焰图像的处理及对火焰检测算法的分析与研究,利用计算机仿真得出火焰图像特征量与燃烧状态的关系,提出火焰燃烧稳定性判据.该算法能够实时、准确地检测全炉膛火焰的燃烧状况和炉膛中心火焰偏移情况,为...     

A study of flames with millimeter-wave radiation

It is a valuable issue to explore whether a flame can radiate microwaves, in spite of the electric field formed in the flame. Presented herein is an experimental study on a series of flames with millimeter-wave radiation in the combustion of pyrotechnic films. The pyrotechnic films were composed of ultra-fine red phosphorus (P), sodium nitrate (NaNO₃), Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) and some additives such as chopped carbon fibers (CFs) and aluminized glass fibers (GFs). The combustion temperatures and millimeter-wave radiation signals of the flames were measured, the millimeter-wave emissivity and spectral radiant exitance were calculated to describe the millimeter-wave radiation intensity. The results demonstrate that the flame of the pyrotechnic films based on P/NaNO₃/CFs can radiate millimeter waves, and different materials and their proportion have a great effect on the millimeter-wave radiation intensity.