Particle size effect on ammonium perchlorate decomposition kinetics

  • W. Abdel-Wareth*
  • , Xu Xu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The decomposition kinetic parameters of ammonium perchlorate (AP) having different grain size (10-390 μm) were investigated through simultaneous DSC/TGA (differential scanning calorimetry/thermal gravimetric analysis) analyzer in a dynamic nitrogen atmosphere under heating rate of 40 K/min. The kinetic parameters such as activation energy and pre-exponential factor were determined by the modified isoconversional method. The Brurzauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)-method was applied to measure AP specific surface areas. The results show that the higher the AP particle size the lower the determined kinetic parameters and are matched with some important literatures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1179-1184
Number of pages6
JournalHangkong Dongli Xuebao/Journal of Aerospace Power
Volume27
Issue number5
StatePublished - May 2012

Keywords

  • Ammonium perchlorate
  • Particle size
  • Specific surface area
  • Thermal decomposition
  • Thermogravimetry

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