Ruth M. Doherty - Böcker

Enables reader to develop efficient, powerful, and safe propulsion systems Energetic Materials and Techniques explores cutting-edge energetic materials and techniques, focusing on innovations such as the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance material properties and performance. It delves into the combustion of micro- and nano-sized metals, which hold promise for improving the efficiency and power of propulsion systems, covers the sensitivity of energetic materials and carbon-free energy carriers, addressing environmental and safety concerns, and discusses the latest developments in solid and hybrid rocket propulsion. At the end of the text, readers will find advanced computational techniques for modeling and simulation in combustion. Written by a team of highly qualified authors with significant experience in the field, Energetic Materials and Techniques discusses: Neural networks’ role in development of high-energy materials genomes and problems and approaches for estimating the enthalpy of formation of energetic materialsCombustion of silicon as a carbon-free energy carrier and theoretical developments in combustion of aluminum-based reactive materialsAmmonium nitrate-based cocrystals as promising oxidizers for solid rocket propellants and preliminary particle size distribution measurements in a new installation that reduces inherent biasSurface accumulation layers in metallized solid fuel propulsion and hypergolic propellants based on hydrogen peroxide oxidizerAccelerated combustion simulations of hydrogen-air flames in the hylon swirled injector in OpenFOAMEnergetic Materials and Techniques serves as an essential up-to-date reference on the subject for both researchers and industry professionals. It is also valuable for funding agencies seeking to support both near- and long-term research projects in high-energy materials and propulsion.