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Science and Technology of Energetic Materials

Vol.61, No.1 (2000)

Research paper

The combustion mechanism of tungsten - potassium perchlorate - barium chromate delay powder
Hidetsugu Nakamura, Miyako Akiyoshi, and Yasutake Hara
p.7-12

Abstract

Thermal analysis, analysis of the combustion residue and combustion characteristics measurement such as burning rate or temperature were carried out to clarify the combustion mechanism of a tungsten - potassium perchlorate - barium chromate delay powder. The results obtained are as follows.
The main reaction of the delay powder of tungsten - potassium perchlorate - barium chromate is the oxidation of tungsten by potassium perchlorate. Barium chromate acts as a burning rate modifier, and the smaller the content the larger is the burning rate.
Three types of delay compositions used in this study show characteristic burning behavior. A stoichiometric or a oxidizer - rich composition has a small linear burning rate, although it has a large heat of combustion. On the other hand, a tungsten - excess or fuel - rich composition with a small heat of combustion has a larger linear burning rate than the former, showing a small fractional oxidation of tungsten (below 10 %) contained in the delay powder. From these results, a surface combustion mechanism is proposed for the combustion mechanism of this delay powder.

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