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Pyrotechnic Countermeasures. III: The Influence of Oxygen Balance of an Aromatic Fuel on the Color Ratio of Spectral Flare Compositions
Author(s) -
Koch ErnstChristian
Publication year - 2007
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.200700227
Subject(s) - anthracene , phenanthrene , chemistry , anthraquinone , oxygen , photochemistry , oxygen balance , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry
The influence of the oxygen balance, Λ, of an anthracene‐type aromatic fuel in flare compositions on the spectral color ratio, that is the ratio of radiation emitted in band A (λ=1.8–2.5 μm) versus radiation emitted in band B (λ=3.5–4.8 μm), is investigated. Eight compositions based on potassium perchlorate, polychloroprene binder and either of the following fuels, anthracene, C 14 H 10 ( 1 ), anthracene‐ d 10 , C 14 D 10 ( 2 ), phenanthrene C 14 H 10 ( 3 ), anthrone, C 14 H 10 O ( 4 ), anthraquinone, C 14 H 8 O 2 ( 5 ), 1‐aminoanthraquinone, C 14 H 9 NO 2 ( 6 ), 1,5‐dihydroxyanthraquinone, C 14 H 8 O 4 ( 7 ) and 1,5‐dinitroanthraquinone, C 14 H 6 N 2 O 6 ( 8 ) were prepared and radiometrically investigated.