Nitride Formation during Combustion of Ultrafine Aluminum Powders in Air. I. Effect of Additives

2005 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Gromov ◽  
E. M. Popenko ◽  
A. V. Sergienko ◽  
A. P. Il’in ◽  
V. I. Vereshchagin
Author(s):  
В.О. Попов ◽  
В.Н. Комов ◽  
Е.М. Попенко ◽  
А.В. Сергиенко

Данная статья посвящена исследованию влияния пористости прессованных таблеток из сверхтонкого порошка алюминия (СТП Al). Определен механизм горения, протекающий в две стадии: первая, медленная, включающая в себя как «кольцевое» горение боковой поверхности, так и параллельное горение концентрическими слоями, вторая стадия объемная, сопровождающаяся резким самопроизвольным увеличением температуры горения и интенсивности свечения. Показано, что увеличение плотности упаковки СТП Al позволяет замедлить процесс окисления алюминия более чем в два раза. Это обусловлено снижением газопроницаемости таблетки и затруднением доступа воздуха вглубь образца. Повышение пористости материала позволяет регулировать процесс нитридообразования за счёт увеличения содержания азота в продуктах при фильтрационном механизме горения, что открывает возможности получения тугоплавких материалов. This article is devoted to the study of the effect of porosity of compressed tablets from ultrafine aluminum powder (STP Al). The combustion mechanism was determined, which proceeds in two stages: the first, slow, which includes both "ring" combustion of the side surface and parallel combustion with concentric layers, the second stage is volumetric, accompanied by a sharp spontaneous increase in the combustion temperature and glow intensity. It has been shown that an increase in the packing density of HFC Al makes it possible to slow down the process of aluminum oxidation by more than two times. This is due to a decrease in the gas permeability of the tablet and the difficulty of air access deep into the sample. An increase in the porosity of the material makes it possible to regulate the process of nitride formation by increasing the nitrogen content in the products during the filtration mechanism of combustion, which opens up the possibility of obtaining refractory materials.


2003 ◽  
Vol 800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cédric Roy ◽  
Charles Dubois ◽  
Pierre Lafleur ◽  
Patrick Brousseau

ABSTRACTUltrafine aluminum powders have been identified as very promising fuels as part of energetic materials formulations. However, the large specific surface area that gives these powders a high reactivity also makes them particularly difficult to maintain in an unoxidized state. They also agglomerate easily during compounding processes. The coating of the particles by a polymer could offer a solution to these problems. We carried out the in-situ synthesis of high density polyethylene on the surface of aluminum nanoparticles by the Ziegler-Natta process. The process was found to be flexible enough to control the amount of polyethylene grafted on the powders. Ultrasounds were applied during the polymerization process to enhance the dispersion of the particles in the solvent. The resulting characteristics of the coated powders are discussed by means of thermogravimetric characterizations and electronic microscopy.


1972 ◽  
Vol 28 (01) ◽  
pp. 075-088 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A Marsh ◽  
C. L Arocha-Pinango

SummaryA study was carried out in order to evaluate the Astrup and Mullertz fibrin plate method for estimating plasminogen activators.Choice of a suitable fibrinogen substrate was found to be the most important factor in setting up a workable assay. Many preparations contained a large proportion of non-clottable protein and plates made from these fibrinogens were usually unreliable. In addition, plasminogen content varied appreciably between preparations so that sensitivity of the method required careful calibration with each new batch of fibrinogen.The effect of additives in the fibrin plate was considered and it was found that calcium chloride alone was sufficient to ensure a stabilised plate which could be stored at 4° C for some time. The addition of tranexamic acid (AMCHA) was found to be a slightly more convenient way of estimating direct proteolytic activity, compared with the traditional heated plate. However neither method distinguished completely between proteolysis and plasminogen activation.In order to improve the precision of the method, the use of an analysis of variance technique has been studied. This technique provides information on the dose-response curves of test and unknown substances, and in addition produces an approximately threefold increase in precision over single plate tests.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document