Surface oxygen of oxide catalyst has low coordination number; they are negatively charged. can act active site for decomposition energetic nitramines (i.e. HMX). Additionally hydrous surface release OH radicals. Colloidal particles fulfil these requirements. Furthermore induce thermite reaction with aluminium particles. This study reports on the facile fabrication colloidal ferric 5 nm average ...

Oxygen release from metal oxides at high temperatures is relevant to many thermally activated chemical processes, including chemical-looping combustion, solar thermochemical cycles and energetic thermite reactions. In this study, we evaluated the thermal decomposition of nanosized metal oxides under rapid heating (~10(5) K s(-1)) with time-resolved mass spectrometry. We found that the effective...

This paper describes a kinetic model dedicated to thermite nanopowder combustion, in which core equations are based on condensed phase mechanisms only. We explore all combinations of fuels/oxidizers, namely Al, Zr, B/CuO, Fe2O3, WO3, and Pb3O4, with 60 % the theoretical maximum density packing, at govern reaction. Aluminothermites offer best performances, initiation delays range few tens micros...

This paper details the field-testing approach and results of thermite welds used in railway applications. Rail steels made from R260 grades are welded by two different processes: standard process according to European standards, a recent technology. Welds introduced same testing location ensure comparable loading conditions aim studying their degradation behaviours. The total testing-period is ...

Nanothermites have been employed as fuel additives in energetic formulations due to their higher energy density over CHNO energetics. Nevertheless, sintering and degradation of nanoparticles significantly limit the practical use nanothermites. In this work, combustion characteristic aging behavior aluminum/iron oxide (Al/Fe2O3) nanothermite mixtures were investigated presence micron-scale nicke...