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Characterization of the Zirconium/Potassium Perchlorate/Nitrocellulose pyrotechnic system by simultaneous thermogravimetry‐differential thermal analysis‐mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Berger B.,
Charsley E. L.,
Warrington S. B.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.19950200508
Subject(s) - thermogravimetry , potassium perchlorate , chemistry , zirconium , differential thermal analysis , nitrocellulose , potassium , perchlorate , exothermic reaction , mass spectrometry , inorganic chemistry , thermal decomposition , inert gas , analytical chemistry (journal) , nuclear chemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , ion , biochemistry , physics , membrane , diffraction , optics
Simultaneous thermogravimetry‐differential thermal analysis‐mass spectrometry have been used to characterize the zirconium/potassium perchlorate/nitrocellulose pyrotechnic system, by examining the components and their binary and ternary combinations under inert atmosphere conditions. Zirconium and potassium perchlorate were found to give an exothermic solid state reaction between 300°C and 500°C and the reaction was influenced significantly by the presence of small amounts of nitrocellulose. The decomposition of unreacted potassium perchlorate was observed to commence in the latter stages of the reaction and was found to be catalyzed by presence of the reaction products ZrO 2 and KCl.