Impact ignition of aluminum-teflon based energetic materials impregnated with nano-structured carbon additives

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Kappagantula, Keerti ^a   Pantoya, Michelle L ^a   Hunt, Emily M ^b  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA OF INTEREST; CARBON ADDITIVES; COMPOSITE ENERGETIC MATERIALS; DROP WEIGHT IMPACT; ENERGY TRANSPORT; IGNITION ENERGIES; IGNITION SENSITIVITY; IMPACT IGNITION; KEY PARAMETERS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW VELOCITIES; NANO-STRUCTURED; SHEET-LIKE; STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT; THERMAL TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ALUMINUM; AMORPHOUS CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; GRAPHENE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SAFE HANDLING; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ADDITIVES;

EID: 84865454295     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4737118     Document Type: Article

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