Preliminary Program subject to change
03E00 Nano-Energetic Materials
OverviewThis session aims to encompass research in the area of the formation of reactive nanoparticles and their application in energetic systems. Contributions are solicited addressing both experimental and theoretical aspects of reaction kinetics, processing, and characterization of energetic materials involving nanoreactants
Primary SponsorEnergetics (03e)
Co-Sponsor(s)Nanoparticles (03d)

Chair

Jan Puszynski
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 E. St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone Number: 605-394-1230
Email: Jan.Puszynski@sdsmt.edu

CoChair

Bruce Cranford
Conslultant
1 Cliffe Hill Ct
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone Number: 301-340-0052
Email: Bruce-Cranford-PE@comcast.net

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Advanced Materials And Nano-Energetic Development At Us Army, Rdecom-Ardec
Paul Redner, Energetics, Warheads and Environmental Technology Division, US Army, RDECOM-ARDEC, Bldg 3022, AMSRD-AAR-AEE-W, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000
Heterogeneous Mixtures of Boron Compounds with Metals and Water for Hydrogen Generation
Moiz Diwan, Victor Diakov, Evgeny Shafirovich and Arvind Varma, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Fully Dense Aluminum Rich Al-Cuo Nanocomposites for Energetic Formulations
Demitrios Stamatis1, Vern K. Hoffmann1, Mirko Schoenitz1 and Edward L. Dreizin2, (1)Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, (2)Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102
Modeling of Reduction-Oxidation Reactions in Al-MoO3 Nanocomposite Powders
Mikhaylo A. Trunov, Mirko Schoenitz and Edward L. Dreizin, Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102
Ignition Sensitivity of Nanoenergetics Produced by Various Processing Methods
Chris J. Bulian, Jan Puszynski and Jacek J. Swiatkiewicz, Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
Characterization Of Shock Waves Produced By Nanothermites
Steve Apperson1, Andrey Bezmelnitsyn1, Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan1, Dan Tappmeyer1, Zhen Chen1, Keshab Gangopadhyay,1, Shubhra Gangopadhyay1, Paul Redner2, Wendy Balas2, Deepak Kapoor2 and Steven Nicolich2, (1)University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)US Army ARDEC, Picatinny, NJ 07806
Reactivity of Conventional and Modified Nanothermites
Andrey Bezmelnitsyn1, Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan1, Steve Apperson1, Rajesh Shende1, Keshab Gangopadhyay1, Shubhra Gangopadhyay1, Paul Redner2, Wendy Balas2, Deepak Kapoor2 and Steven Nicolich2, (1)University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)US Army ARDEC, Picatinny, NJ 07806
Reduced Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity Of Nanothermites
Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan1, Steve Apperson1, Andrey Bezmelnitsyn1, Keshab Gangopadhyay1, Shubhra Gangopadhyay1, Paul Redner2, Wendy Balas2, Deepak Kapoor2 and Steven Nicolich2, (1)University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, (2)US Army ARDEC, Picatinny, NJ 07806
Nanoparticulation Of CL20: A Feasibility Study To Produce Nanoparticles Of CL20 With Supercritical Fluids
Veera Boddu, Environmental Processes Branch, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 2902 Newmark Drive, PO Box 9005, Champaign, IL 61822, Rebecca K. Toghiani, Chemical Engineering, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and Reddy Damavarapu, Energetics and Warheads Division, U.S. Army - Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ
Classification of Nanopowders in An Ultracentrifuge
Zachary Doorenbos1, Jan Puszynski1, Deepak Kapoor2 and Darold Martin2, (1)South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, (2)Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Picatinny, NJ 07806

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