A study of solid propellant combustion using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with microprobe sampling
- Penn State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
RDX (1,3,5-trinitrohexahydro-s-triazine) is a highly energetic material which is used in solid propellants in rocket motors and artillery guns. While a substantial amount of literature has been published on RDX, its complicated combustion behavior, which involves chemical reactions in the solid, liquid and gas-phases, is not yet fully understood. In order to better understand the gas-phase chemical reactions of RDX and propellants with RDX as the primary ingredient, a study of the gas-phase chemistry of these materials has been undertaken using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer and quartz microprobe sampling. In this abstract, after a summary of the experimental apparatus, results are presented for the analysis of masses 28, 29 and 30 as well as complete results for a typical test with RDX mono-propellant.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 110842
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-433-7748; CONF-9410343-; ON: DE95004052; TRN: 95:005145-0017
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Applications of free-jet, molecular beam, mass spectrometric sampling conference, Estes Park, CO (United States), 11-14 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Applications of free-jet, molecular beam, mass spectrometric sampling: Proceedings; Milne, T. [ed.]; PB: 305 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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