Application of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy in Investigating Aging Mechanism of HTPB Propellant
Received:June 07, 2013  Revised:September 01, 2013
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DOI:10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2013.05.011
KeyWord:X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy  solid propellant  aging mechanism
              
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WEI Xiao-qin Southwest Technology and Engineering Research Institute,Chongqing,China;Natural Environmental Test and Research Center of Defense Science and Technology,Chongqing,China
YANG Wan-jun Southwest Technology and Engineering Research Institute,Chongqing,China;Natural Environmental Test and Research Center of Defense Science and Technology,Chongqing,China
LUO Tian-yuan Southwest Technology and Engineering Research Institute,Chongqing,China;Natural Environmental Test and Research Center of Defense Science and Technology,Chongqing,China
HUANG Wen-ming Southwest Technology and Engineering Research Institute,Chongqing,China;Natural Environmental Test and Research Center of Defense Science and Technology,Chongqing,China
LI Ze-hua Southwest Technology and Engineering Research Institute,Chongqing,China;Natural Environmental Test and Research Center of Defense Science and Technology,Chongqing,China
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Abstract:
      Elementary composition, chemical valence, and content change of HTPB propellant stored in80℃hot air for0,13, and 24 weeks were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was concluded that HTPB propellant at normal-temperature (25℃) storage is oxidation crosslinking in earlier aging stage and degradation in later aging stage via fitting XPS spectrogram of C, O, N and Cl elements; the main reason of HTPB propellant aging failure is that NH4ClO4 is slowly decomposed to attack unsaturated C??C double bond and then results in lower content of C??C double bond.
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