The methods of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimettry (DSC) have been used to study the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP). TGA curves obtained under both isothermal and nonisothermal conditions show a characteristic slowdown at the extents of conversion, α = 0.30−0.35. DSC demonstrates that in this region the process changes from an exothermic to an endothermic regime. The latter is ascribed to dissociative sublimation of AP. A new computational technique (advanced isoconversional method) has been used to determine the dependence of the effective activation energy (Eα) on α for isothermal and nonisothermal TGA data. At α > 0.1, the Eα dependencies obtained from isothermal and nonisothermal data are similar. By the completion of decomposition (α → 1) the activation energy for the isothermal and nonisothermal decomposition respectively rises to ∼110 and ∼130 kJ mol-1, which are assigned to the activation energy of sublimation. The initial decomposition (α → ...

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Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Cubic Ammonium Perchlorate

Mechanism of the decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

Thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate

Supersonic flow over a downstream-facing step on the circumference of a large, ducted, axisymmetric body was used to study flow reattachment. Step heights h were 0.25, 1.00, and 1.68 in., compared to a body radius of 6 in. Freestream Mach numbers were in the range 2 to 4.5. Theturbulent boundary-layer thickness just ahead of the step varied from 0.14 to 0.19 in. (momentum thicknesses of about 0.01 in.). 

Surface pressure distributions throughout the region of separation and reattachment were measured, and points of reattachment were determined. Comparison of the shapes of the pressure distributions for various step heights shows that the initial (steepest) parts of the reattachment pressure rise, up to the point of reattachment, tend to become superimposed when plotted against x/h. Downstream reattachment the curves branch out, exhibiting a dependence on geometry and probably on initial shear layer profile. In the region of the initial pressure rise (near the end of the "dead air" region) dynamic pressures are low; the pressure rise there apparently is balanced by turbulent shear stress.

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Observations of turbulent reattachment behind an axisymmetric downstream-facing step in supersonic flow.

In this review, an attempt to collect the summarised data of literature on catalytic effect of nano-oxides, such as mono oxides, mixed oxide, binary and ternary ferrites and rare earth metal oxides on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) is made. Influence of size effect of oxides on thermal decomposition of AP and comparison of bulk and nanosized oxides is also discussed here. Several experimental results revealed that due to small size and large surface area nanosized metal oxides are more potential catalysts on thermal decomposition of AP compared to their bulk size oxides.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17458080.2010.517571

A. Russell-Jones

Papers

On the mechanism of the decomposition of ammonium perchlorate.