Ignition and self-propagating reactions in Al/Pt multilayers of varied design

Adams, David P.; Reeves, Robert V.; Abere, Michael J.K.; Sobczak, Catherine Elizabeth; Yarrington, Cole D.; Rodriguez, Mark A.; Kotula, Paul G.

doi:10.1063/1.5026293

Title: Ignition and self-propagating reactions in Al/Pt multilayers of varied design

Journal Article · Fri Sep 07 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5026293· OSTI ID:1570270

Adams, David P. ^[1]; Reeves, Robert V. ^[1]; Abere, Michael J.K. ^[1];

^[1]; Yarrington, Cole D. ^[1]; Rodriguez, Mark A. ^[1];

^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The different rate-limiting processes underlying ignition and self-propagating reactions in Al/Pt multilayers are examined through experiments and analytical modeling. Freestanding, ~1.6 μm-thick Al/Pt multilayers of varied stoichiometries and nanometer-scale layer thicknesses ignite at temperatures below the melting point of both reactants (and eutectics) demonstrating that initiation occurs via solid-state mixing. Equimolar multilayers exhibit the lowest ignition temperatures when comparing structures having a specific bilayer thickness. An activation energy of 76.6 kJ/mol at. associated with solid state mass transport is determined from the model analysis of ignition. High speed videography shows that equimolar Al/Pt multilayers undergo the most rapid self-sustained reactions with wavefront speeds as large as 73 m/s. Al- and Pt-rich multilayers react at reduced rates (as low as 0.3 m/s), consistent with reduced heat of reaction and lower adiabatic temperatures. An analytical model that accounts for key thermodynamic properties, preliminary mixing along interfaces, thermal transport, and mass diffusion is used to predict the wavefront speed dependencies on bilayer thickness. Finally, good fits to experimental data provide estimates for activation energy (51 kJ/mol at.) associated with mass transport subject to high heating rates and thermal diffusion coefficient of premixed interfacial volumes (2.8 × 10^-6 m²/s). Pt dissolution into molten Al is identified as a rate-limiting step underlying high temperature propagating reactions in Al/Pt multilayers.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1570270

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1468678

Report Number(s):: SAND-2019-10635J; 679222; TRN: US2001229

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 124, Issue 9; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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