journal article Mar 28, 2023

Tuning the micro‐structure, laser ignition, and isovolumetric burning performance of nitrocellulose propellant via incorporation of graphene oxide

Polymer Composites Vol. 44 No. 6 pp. 3245-3254 · Wiley
Abstract
AbstractNanoscale recombination between carbon nanomaterials (CNs) and polymers has been proposed for a variety of industrial and scientific applications. Composite energetic materials consisting of CNs with novel laser ignition property and tunable combustion performance have attracted people's attention. Here, reported is the novel manufacturing process of uniform nitrocellulose (NC)/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposite propellant and the micro‐structure, laser ignition and isovolumetric burning features of the propellants introduced by GO. The results of microstructure tests indicated that GO (0.25–2 wt%) was stripped and dispersed homogeneously and dense nanocomposite propellants were prepared successfully through water ultrasonic dispersion, twin‐screw mixture, as well as compression molding. The crystallization of NC was forbidden by doping GO, meanwhile, the thermal stability and thermal conductivity of the composite propellants increased slightly with the addition of GO. The results of laser ignition combustion experiments showed that GO was an efficient additive to shorten the ignition delay time from more than 2000–14 ms when 2 wt% of GO was doped, however, the combustion flame intensity was also weakened due to the addition of GO. The combustion tests in a closed bomb vessel were conducted, and the results showed that GO would not affect the stable combustion of NC at high combustion pressure, moreover, the burning rate and dynamic vivacity of the composite propellants decreased with the increase of GO content.
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