Vol 21 No 3

Integrating Moisture Isotherms, Compatibility Assessment, and Model Propellant with ADN as an Eco-Friendly Oxidizer

Deepak Yadav, Kavita Ghosh, Vaibhav Sadavarte, Lalita Jawale, Rajesh BabanRao Pawar, Ramesh Kurva
Affiliations:

High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune – 411 021, India

Keywords: ammonium dinitramide, ADN, RDX, quinol ether, propellant, Dynamic Vapor Sorption, DVS, compatibility

DOI: 10.22211/cejem/193815

Received: August 2, 2024; Revised: September 26, 2024; First published online: September 30, 2024
Article (PDF, 0.7 MB)

Study of the Dynamic Processes of Multi-point Initiation of Co-axial Explosively Formed Projectiles with Tail Wings Using High Speed Image Processing Technologies

Chang-Xiao Zhao1], Yangfan Cheng2], Dan-Yi Li2], Bei-Bei Zhang2], Xin Wang1], Chong Ji1]

Affiliations:

1] School of Field Engineering, Army Engineering University of PLA, China

2] School of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, China
Keywords: explosively-formed projectile, multi-point initiation, shaped charge, hollow charge, tail wing, high-speed image
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/193816

Received: November 16, 2023; Revised: September 26, 2024; First published online: September 30, 2024
Article (PDF, 3.0 MB)

Thermal Hazards Studies for the Azidation Process in the Preparation of Tetra Functional Glycidylazide Polymer (t-GAP) Using a Thermal Screening Unit (TSU)

Prasanta Kumar Adak1] , Mrinal Ghosh1] , Ashish Kumar Meena1] , Mukesh Jain1] , Shaibal Banerjee2] 

Affiliations:

1] High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, DRDO, Pune -411 021, India

2] Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune -411 025, India

Keywords: energetic binder, hazard, optimization, t-GAP, thermal screening, composite solid propellant
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/193808

Received: December 4, 2023; Revised: September 26, 2024; First published online: September 30, 2024
Article (PDF, 1.0 MB)

The Effect of Humidity and Dopants on the Detection of TNT Vapor by Differential Ion Mobility Spectrometry (DMS)

Wojciech Pawłowski1], Monika Karpińska2], Anna Zalewska3]

Affiliations:

1] Department of High-Energetic Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, 3 Noakowskiego Street, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland

2] Military Institute of Chemistry and Radiometry, 105 gen. A. Chruściela „Montera” Av., 00-910 Warsaw, Poland

3] The Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry, 17 Jana i Jędrzeja Śniadeckich Street, 00-654 Warsaw, Poland

Keywords: differential ion mobility spectrometry, DMS, explosives, trinitrotoluene, effect of humidity, dopants, nicotine, dichloromethane
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/193820

Received: March 23, 2024; Revised: September 26, 2024; First published online: September 30, 2024
Article (two PDF files in ZIP file, 1.2 MB)

Influence of Liner Form and Explosive on the Velocity and Mechanical Action of a Shaped-Charge Jet

Yuri Voitenko1], Yuri Sydorenko2], Roman Zakusylo3], Viktor Boyko1], Olexandr Artemiev1], Volodymyr Bugaiets4], Daryna Zakusylo3]

Affiliations:

1] Institute of Hydromechanics of NAS Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

2] National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine

3] Shostka Institute of Sumy State University, Ukraine

4] Explosive Materials Processing Research and Scientific Center, Paton Institute of Electric Welding of NAS, Ukraine

Keywords: shaped charge, liner, shaped-charge jets, penetration
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/193819

Received: February 18, 2024; Revised: September 26, 2024; First published online: September 30, 2024
Article (PDF, 2.0 MB, updated October 4, 2024)

Stabilized Superthermite Gelled Kerosene: Towards Advanced Green Propellant Systems

Sherif Elbasuney1,2], Hesham Ramzy1], Ahmed Maraden1], Mohamed Attwa1]

Affiliations:

1] School of Chemical Engineering, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt

2] Nanotechnology Research Center, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt

Keywords: nanothermite, gelled propellant, green propellant, rheology
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/193818

Received: November 17, 2022; Revised: September 26, 2024; First published online: September 30, 2024
Article (PDF, 1.8 MB)

Updated: October 7, 2024