Investigation of Ambient and High Temperature Aging of PETN by Laser Induced Fluorescence and Ultraviolet Absorption Spectroscopies
- EG&G Mound Applied Technologies, Miamisburg, OH (United States)
- Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States)
The chemical aging of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) has been and continues to be an important problem in producing and maintaining high energy compounds and components. The work done to date has identified several key concerns in evaluating the chemical and physical aging processes of PETN. These include the manner in which a particular type of PETN is prepared, the sample preparation procedure insofar as it can influence the adsorbed species on the solid PETN, and the methods of measurement and their influence on the quantitative determination on the gaseous decomposition products. In the work reported here, two noninvasive spectroscopic methods of measurement were chosen: laser induced fluorescence, which was used to monitor NO2, and ultraviolet spectroscopy, which was used to monitor NO. A unique sample vessel design permitted both measurements to be made on the sample, and these two species could readily be measured in the presence of one another. Adsorbed NO2, and its subsequent reaction to yield NO, was detected. Three types of PETN samples were aged at elevated temperatures, and varying amounts of NO and NO2 were detected, depending on the sample and the method of preparation. The results indicate that an in situ experiment is necessary to further investigate PETN aging.
- Research Organization:
- EG&G Mound Applied Technologies, Miamisburg, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-88DP43495
- OSTI ID:
- 6081411
- Report Number(s):
- MLM-3590; ON: DE89013740
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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