Ignition of Advanced Hypergolic Propellants
Abstract
The hypergolic ignition of droplets of monomethyl hydrazine, 2-Azido-N,Ndimethylethanamine, N,N,N’N’-Tetramethylethylene-1,2-diamine, a blend of 2-Azido-N,Ndimethylethanamine and N,N,N’N’-Tetramethylethylene-1,2-diamine, 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide, and Fuel A with red fuming nitric acid were investigated using a controlled descent under a nitrogen environment and via standard drop tests under a fume hood. For the controlled-descent experiments, ignition was only observed for monomethyl hydrazine and Fuel A. Ignition was achieved with monomethyl hydrazine, Fuel A, N,N,N’N’Tetramethylethylene-1,2-diamine, and a blend of 2-Azido-N,N-dimethylethanamine and N,N,N’N’-Tetramethylethylene-1,2-diamine for the drop tests. The controlled-descent, inert atmosphere tests provided some insight into the importance of liquid-liquid reactions on hypergolic ignition.
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- Authors
- Dambach, E., Cho, K., Pourpoint, T., & Heister, S.
- Affiliations
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Venue
- 46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit
- Published
- 2010-07-25
- OpenAlex
- W2126712872
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 1.91
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit (JPC) (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Army Research Office
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Rocket and propulsion systems research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Energetic Materials and Combustion
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › General Materials Science › Engineering and Material Science Research
- Keywords
- hypergolic ignition, monomethylhydrazine, N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide, red fuming nitric acid, liquid-liquid reaction, drop test
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