Energetic Materials

Due to safety reasons, energetic materials are rarely studied at research facilities. Therefore, theoretical and empirical models are needed for studying the behavior of these materials. This book provides insight into the depth and breadth of theoretical and empirical models and experimental techniques being developed for energetic materials. It presents the latest research by US Department of Defense engineers and scientists, along with their academic and industrial research partners. Some of the topics and simulations discussed can be applied to other classes of chemical compounds, such as those used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Dr. Veera M. Boddu is a senior research engineer with in the Environmental Processes Branch at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, Illinois. Dr. Boddu has over 20 yrs of research experience with focus on studying thermophysical properties of explosive materials, and developing innovative technologies for waste streams from Army manufacturing facilities and training lands. Dr. Boddu also conducts research on catalytic degradation of new insensitive munitions explosives on nanomaterials. Dr. Boddu has published more than 35 peer reviewed journal articles, 10 Army technical reports, and 3 patents. Dr. Boddu received his B. S. from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India, an M. S. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri at Columbia, all in Chemical Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Missouri and a board-certified environmental engineer. He is an adjunct professor in the Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute at the University of Missouri at Columbia. Paul Redner is a senior chemical engineer with the Energetics Research Branch at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command - Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-ARDEC), located at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. Mr. Redner has over 11 years of research and management experience, ranging from the recrystallization and processing of high explosives such as RDX to the development of nanoscale and nanostructured materials for use in both energetic and non-energetic applications. He is currently the project officer for eight programs concentrating on the development and integration of advanced materials and nanotechnologies into Army weapons systems and spends the balance of his time performing business development duties for this tech

Introduction: Thermophysical Properties of Explosive Materials. The History, Chemistry, and Physics of Energetic Materials. Physical Property Prediction of Energetic Materials from Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Predicting the Solvation Free Energy of 1,3,5-Triamino-2,4, 6-Trinitrobenzene (TATB) in Organic Solvents. Prediction of Physicochemical Properties of Energetic Materials via EPI Suite. Mechanisms and Kinetics of CL-20 Modes of Transformation via Alkali Hydrolysis and via Photolysis and Thermolysis Free Radical Reactions. Ignition of Metal Powder by Electrostatic Discharge. Physicochemical Property Measurements on Insensitive Munitions Compounds for Environmental Applications. Group Contribution Techniques: Predicting the Properties of Energetic Chemicals. Prediction of Physicochemical Properties of Energetic Materials. Solubility of RDX, HMX, and e-CL20 in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Combustion Behavior of Nanoenergetic Material Systems.