In order to solve the issue that the combustible objects for cased telescoped ammunition (CTA) didn't burn completely during the combustion process, the microcellular combustible objects were foamed with numerous ...In order to solve the issue that the combustible objects for cased telescoped ammunition (CTA) didn't burn completely during the combustion process, the microcellular combustible objects were foamed with numerous cells in the micron order to improve the combustion performance by the supercritical carbon dioxide (SCeCO2) foaming technology. As the cell structure determined the combustion properties of microcellular combustible objects, the solubility of SCeCO2 dissolved into the combustible objects was obtained from the gravimetric method, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) was applied to characterize the cell structure under various process conditions of solubility, foaming temperature and foaming time. SEM images indicate that the cell diameter of microcellular combustible objects is in the level of 1 mm and the cell density is about 1011 cell,cm^-3. The microcellular combustible objects fabricated by the SCeCO2 foaming technology are smooth and uniform, and the high specific surface area of cell structure can lead to the significant combustion performance of microcellular combustible object for CTA in the future.展开更多
Microcellular propellants show a vast applicable prospect due to their special shell-pore structure. The effects of saturation pressure and desorption time on skin thickness are studied. The skin thickness is observed...Microcellular propellants show a vast applicable prospect due to their special shell-pore structure. The effects of saturation pressure and desorption time on skin thickness are studied. The skin thickness is observed and measured using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that the skin thickness decreases when saturation pressure increases from 15 MPa to 30 MPa. In contrast, the skin thickness increases as the desorption time changes from 2 min to 20 min.Therefore, the microcellular propellants with adjustable skin thickness can be obtained under the variable process conditions such as saturation pressure and desorption time.展开更多
Microcellular combustible objects for application of combustible case,caseless ammunition or combustible detonator-holding tubes are fabricated through one-step foaming process,in which supercritical CO_2 is used as f...Microcellular combustible objects for application of combustible case,caseless ammunition or combustible detonator-holding tubes are fabricated through one-step foaming process,in which supercritical CO_2 is used as foaming agent.The formulations consist of inert polymer binder and ultra fine RDX.For the inner porous structures of microcellular combustible objects,the cell sizes present a unimodal or bimodal distribution by adjusting the foaming conditions.Closed bomb test is to investigate the influence of both porous structure style and RDX content on burning behavior.The sample with bimodal distribution of cell sizes burns faster than that with unimodal distribution,and the concentration of RDX can influence the burning characteristics in a positive manner.In addition,the translation of laminar burning to convective burning is determined by burning rate versus pressure curves of samples at two different loading densities,and the resulting transition pressure is 30 MPa.Moreover,the samples with bigger sample size present higher burning rate,resulting in providing deeper convective depth.Dynamic vivacity of samples is also studied.The results show that the vivacity increases with RDX content and varies with inner structure.展开更多
文摘In order to solve the issue that the combustible objects for cased telescoped ammunition (CTA) didn't burn completely during the combustion process, the microcellular combustible objects were foamed with numerous cells in the micron order to improve the combustion performance by the supercritical carbon dioxide (SCeCO2) foaming technology. As the cell structure determined the combustion properties of microcellular combustible objects, the solubility of SCeCO2 dissolved into the combustible objects was obtained from the gravimetric method, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) was applied to characterize the cell structure under various process conditions of solubility, foaming temperature and foaming time. SEM images indicate that the cell diameter of microcellular combustible objects is in the level of 1 mm and the cell density is about 1011 cell,cm^-3. The microcellular combustible objects fabricated by the SCeCO2 foaming technology are smooth and uniform, and the high specific surface area of cell structure can lead to the significant combustion performance of microcellular combustible object for CTA in the future.
文摘Microcellular propellants show a vast applicable prospect due to their special shell-pore structure. The effects of saturation pressure and desorption time on skin thickness are studied. The skin thickness is observed and measured using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that the skin thickness decreases when saturation pressure increases from 15 MPa to 30 MPa. In contrast, the skin thickness increases as the desorption time changes from 2 min to 20 min.Therefore, the microcellular propellants with adjustable skin thickness can be obtained under the variable process conditions such as saturation pressure and desorption time.
基金funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘Microcellular combustible objects for application of combustible case,caseless ammunition or combustible detonator-holding tubes are fabricated through one-step foaming process,in which supercritical CO_2 is used as foaming agent.The formulations consist of inert polymer binder and ultra fine RDX.For the inner porous structures of microcellular combustible objects,the cell sizes present a unimodal or bimodal distribution by adjusting the foaming conditions.Closed bomb test is to investigate the influence of both porous structure style and RDX content on burning behavior.The sample with bimodal distribution of cell sizes burns faster than that with unimodal distribution,and the concentration of RDX can influence the burning characteristics in a positive manner.In addition,the translation of laminar burning to convective burning is determined by burning rate versus pressure curves of samples at two different loading densities,and the resulting transition pressure is 30 MPa.Moreover,the samples with bigger sample size present higher burning rate,resulting in providing deeper convective depth.Dynamic vivacity of samples is also studied.The results show that the vivacity increases with RDX content and varies with inner structure.
