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Effects of Ammonium Perchlorate on Combustion Characteristics of Aluminum/Ice Fuels

  • Qichang WANG Baozhong ZHU Yunlan SUN Fan LI Yuxin WU Weikang HAN
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  • School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, Anhui 243002, China

Received date: 2017-01-16

  Revised date: 2017-02-14

  Online published: 2017-06-14

Abstract

The effects of proportions of ammonium perchlorate on the ignition and characteristics of aluminum/ice fuel were studied by igniting and combustion experiments. The results showed that the addition of ammonium perchlorate can promote the combustion of aluminum/ice fuel, which can shorten the ignition time of fuel surface, increase the maximum heating rate and the temperature point corresponding to the maximum reaction rate significantly shifts to the low temperature. However, with the increase of ammonium perchlorate content, aluminum/ice fuel appeared unstable combustion and the heat loss of increase. The results of SEM showed that the combustion products of aluminum/ice fuel without ammonium perchlorate was Al2O3, mainly contain the spherical particles. While adding 1% ammonium perchlorate, the combustion products were Al2O3 and nAl, mainly consist of floccules. Adding 3% ammonium perchlorate, the combustion products were mainly composed of spherical particles and some floccules.

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Qichang WANG Baozhong ZHU Yunlan SUN Fan LI Yuxin WU Weikang HAN . Effects of Ammonium Perchlorate on Combustion Characteristics of Aluminum/Ice Fuels[J]. The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, 2017 , 17(3) : 640 -646 . DOI: 10.12034/j.issn.1009-606X.217117

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