Thermal Decomposition of Hmx: Morphological and Chemical Changes Induced at Slow Decomposition Rates

with HMX, performed with a simultaneous thermogravimetric modulated beam mass spectrometry (STMBMS) apparatus, and have created a reaction cycle that captures the physical processes and chemical reactions that control its decomposition. The reaction cycle is based on 9 different physical processes and 7 general chemical reactions that play a significant role in controlling the decomposition of HMX. The reaction cycle captures both the main reaction pathways and the interactions between the various pathways. In addition, we find that these physicochemical processes lead to the emergence of several different types of morphological structures within the HMX particles. These structures emerge during the early stages of the decomposition process and eventually evolve as active components of the rate controlling processes. The development of a mathematical model to characterize the reaction cycle and the emergent phenomena is described. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF HMX: MORPHOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES INDUCED AT SLOW DECOMPOSITION RATES