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Chemical aspects of the hypergolic preignition reactions of some hybrid hypergols

Journal Article · · Combust. Flame; (United States)
A new class of solid compounds, viz., bisthiocarbonohydrazones and thiosemicarbazones, have been found to be hypergolic with fuming nitric acid. The observed ignition delays of these hypergols have been compared with those of the monothiocarbonohydrazones-nitric acid systems and explained in terms of the chemical reactions (neutralization, oxidation, and nitration) occurring in the preignition stage. rho-Nitrobenzoic acid, benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, sulfur trioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and nitrogen have been isolated as preignition reaction intermediates in the mono- and bisbenzaldehydethiocarbonohydrazone-nitric acid systems. A scheme of reactions occurring in the preignition stage is proposed based on the formation of these products.
Research Organization:
Propellant Chemistry Lab., Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
OSTI ID:
6712745
Journal Information:
Combust. Flame; (United States), Journal Name: Combust. Flame; (United States) Vol. 67:3; ISSN CBFMA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English