An investigation on decomposition kinetics and thermal properties of copper-fueled pyrotechnic compositions

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 575-587

  Shamsipur, Mojtaba ^a   Pourmortazavi, Seied Mahdi ^a   Hajimirsadeghi, Seiedeh Somayyeh ^b  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Copper powder; Kinetic parameters; Oxidant effect; Pyrotechnic fuels; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION KINETICS; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE; FINE COPPER POWDER; KINETIC DATA; PURE COMPONENTS; PYROTECHNIC COMPOSITIONS; PYROTECHNIC FUELS; PYROTECHNIC MIXTURE; PYROTECHNIC SYSTEMS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL REACTIVITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

COPPER; COPPER POWDER; COPPER POWDER METALLURGY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FUELS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; MIXTURES; OXYGEN; PYROLYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

OXIDANTS;

EID: 79951869722     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2010.523032     Document Type: Article

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