Aided Design of Monopropellants

Peter Politzer, Jane S. Murray, M, Edward Grice, and Per Sjoberg 

Propellants are explosive materials with low rates of combustion diat will ideally burn at uniform rates after ignition without requiring interaction with the atmosphere [1,2], They frequently involve several components, including an energetic oxidizer, a plasticizer to facilitate processing, and a polymeric binder. The specific impulse of such propellants is necessarily that of the composite mixture. Oui focus here is on chemical and structural factors affecting the specific impulse of the oxidizer, which will be designated as a monopropellant. 

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A Discusses structural analysis by x-ray crystallography A Explains chemical dynamics by photofragmentation translational spectroscopy A Covers kinetic analysis by ultrafast absorption and emission spectroscopy A Details syntheses of polycyclic caged amines, fuel additives, and polynitro compounds A Examines computer-aided design of monopropellants A Includes contributions by two Nobel laureates and five members of the National Academy of Sciences... 

Hong W-L, Tian D-Y, Liu J-H, Wang F (2001) Chem Abstr 135 275005 Politzer P, Murray JS, Grice ME, Sjoberg P (1991) Computer-aided design of monopropellants. In Olah GA, Squire DR (eds) Chemistry of energetic materials, chap 4. Academic, San Diego, CA... 

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