Crystal Characterization of Anionic Salt Compounds as Composite of Solid Propellant Oxidizing Agent

Abstract:

Composite solid propellants are preferred for use in defense and space applications because of their high energy density and simplicity. Oxidizers take up the highest percentage in propellant ingredient. KNO₃, KClO₄ and K₂Cr₂O₇ are among the inorganic oxidizers with similar cation for present study, and their chemical and physical properties are fully understood. However, the relationship between thermal stability and electrostatic potential energy based on structural analysis has not yet been studied. In this study we used high resolution XRD data to study the electrostatic potential energy of the KNO₃, KClO₄ and K₂Cr₂O₇ crystal structures.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1028)
• Pages: 269-275
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1028.269
• Online since: April 2021
• Authors: Sovian Aritonang, Maykel Manawan*, Mas Ayu Elita Hafizah, Timbul Siahaan, Shofi S. Muktiana, Hanung Bayu Setiawan, Sih Wuri Andayani, Gaos Abdul Karim, Alfiz Muhammad Qizwini, Otong Nurhilal, Togar Saragi, Risdiana Risdiana
• Keywords: Electrostatic Potential Energy, Inorganic Compound, Iron Oxidizer, Oxidizer, Rietveld Refinement, Solid Based Propellant, X-Ray Diffraction

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