ISSN:
0721-3115
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Hypergolic or self ignition delays of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) and several amine fuels, mixed with three fuming nitric acid oxidizers, have been determined, at room temperature, in a highly sensitive “Cup Test” apparatus. Ignition delay (ID) variations have been studied with respect to the chemical structure of fuel, oxidizer composition, and oxidizer-to-fuel (O/F) ratio. Probable preignition reactions and structure-hypergolicity correlations have been suggested.Some non-hypergolic hydrocarbons and petroleum fractions have been hypergolized by addition of UDMH, and ID variations have been studied with respect to UDMH-content in fuel and catalytic additives (ammonium metavanadate, ammonium dichromate, and cuprous oxide) in the red fuming nitric acid oxidizer (RFNA). Increment in UDMH-content improves the hypergolicity of fuels towards RFNA. For example, kerosene + UDMH 60:40 blend ignites with RFNA with a remarkably low ID of 6 ms. However, the catalytic effect of the additive in RFNA varies widely with the fuel-blend composition.
Additional Material:
4 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prep.19870120503
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