Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Dinitramide (ADN) as Green Energy Source for Space Propulsion


Harimech Z. Toshtay K. Atamanov M. Azat S. Amrousse R.
October 2023Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Aerospace
2023#10Issue 10

The thermal decomposition of an ammonium dinitramide-based energetic compound was conducted for the first time using a dispersive inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer, DTA-TG analysis, and pyrolysis at a constant temperature. A liquid droplet was injected over synthesized CuO catalytic particles deposited on lanthanum oxide-doped alumina. The thermal behavior of the ADN liquid monopropellant revealed that decomposition in the presence of catalytic particles occurs in two distinct steps, with the majority of ejected gases being detected in real-time analysis using the DIP-MS technique. At a temperature of 280 °C, pyrolysis confirmed the catalytic decomposition behavior of ADN, which occurred in two distinct steps.

catalyst , mass spectrometer , propellant , real-time gas analysis , thermal decomposition

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Faculty of Sciences, University of Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida, 24000, Morocco
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Institute, Satbayev University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan

Faculty of Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Institute

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