Synergistic Effect of Ammonium Perchlorate on HMX: From Thermal Analysis to Combustion

The thermal decomposition mechanism of RDX/AP composites: ab initio neural network MD simulations

“…This can be attributed to the existence of AP that reduces the decomposition temperature of RDX and promotes its decomposition. 24 Pivkina 50 conducted experiments on HMX/AP mixtures by thermal analysis technology, and the results showed that AP as a synergic additive effectively reduced the initial decomposition temperature of HMX. This conclusion also applies to the RDX/AP composites.…”

“…The above findings are consistent with previous studies. 23,24,50 For a comprehensive understanding of the decomposition of pure RDX, pure AP, and RDX/AP composites at different temperatures, isothermal simulations are conducted for three systems at 1500 K, 2000 K, 2500 K, and 3000 K. The molecular number evolution of RDX and AP during MD simulation is shown in Fig. 12.…”

Effect of AP distribution on energy release characteristics and functional force of HMX/AP/Al explosives

“…It was discovered that while the addition of oxidant AP did not significantly affect the flame temperature of HMX, it did change the flame kinetics, significantly alter the flame structure, and ultimately speed up HMX combustion. Pivkina [9] investigated how well binary mixes of AP and HMX thermally decomposed in various experiments. DSC/TGA in conjunction with FTIR spectroscopy was used to study the interaction between HMX and AP.…”