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H. M. Whitehead
Bio: H. M. Whitehead is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Combustion & Decomposition. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 393 citations.
Topics: Combustion, Decomposition, Ammonium perchlorate
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TL;DR: The results of the ICTAC Kinetics Project as mentioned in this paper have been used to forecast the tendencies for the future development of solid state kinetics, as well as the findings of the participants are compared.
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TL;DR: The results of the ICTAC Kinetics Project have been discussed in this article, where the authors have applied various model-free techniques that employ multiple sets of isothermal or nonisothermal data obtained at different temperatures or/and at different heating rates.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarize literature data on thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate and discuss the mechanism of the decomposition and various factors that influence the thermal decompositions of perchlorates.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of nano-sized additive on decomposition kinetics, reaction models, decomposition mechanisms and burning rates, pressure exponents, combustion wave structures, and flame propagation of RDX-, HMX-, and AP-based energetic compositions are discussed.
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TL;DR: In this paper, 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.
Abstract: 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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