Thermal decomposition of energetic materials by STMBMS measurements: Application of Simultaneous Thermogravimetric Modulated Beam Mass Spectrometry (STMBMS) to the study of energetic materials

摘要

Simultaneous thermogravimetric modulated beam mass spectrometry (STMBMS) and time-of-flight velocity (TOF) spectra have been developed to study reactions that occur during the thermal decomposition of liquids and solids. The data obtained with these techniques are the identity of the reaction products and their rates of gas formation as a function of time. Over the past several years, these techniques have been applied to the study of energetic materials that are used in propellants and explosives. In this presentation, the details of the STMBMS and TOF velocity spectra techniques will be reviewed, the advantages of the techniques over more conventional thermal analysis and mass spectrometry measurements will be discussed, and the use of the techniques will be illustrated with results on the thermal decomposition of hexahydro-1,3, 5-trinitro-s-triazine (RDX).