Preliminary Program subject to change
TWB04 Nanoenergetic materials processing
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 theoretical and experimental aspects of reaction kinetics, processing, and characterization of energetic materials involving nanoreactants. Formulations of energetic materials, where reactants consist of heterogeneous mixtures of powders, are sensitive to the interfacial area, degree of mixing, and surface to volume ratio of particles. This is in contrast to homogeneous energetic materials, where fuel and oxidizer are built into the same molecule. Advancements in the production of nano-sized elemental powders have elevated the importance of heterogeneous energetic formulations. Contributions that are related to scale–up and production of nanopowders and nanoenergetic materials are also invited.
Primary SponsorParticle Design: Formation and Processing (TWb)

Chair

Jan A. Puszynski
Professor
S.D. School of Mines and Technology
Chemistry and Chem. Eng. Dept.
501 E. St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone Number: 605-394-1230
Fax Number: 605-394-1232
Email: jan.puszynski@sdsmt.edu

CoChair

Mark Mezger
US Army Research Development Engineering Command
US Army
Picatinny Arsenal
Dover, NJ 07806-5000
Phone Number: 9737248535
Email: mmezger@pica.army.mil
Nanostructured Intermetallic Foams
Emily M. Hunt, Department of Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Engineering, West Texas A & M University, Box 60787, Canyon, TX 79016, Michelle Pantoya, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas Tech University, Corner of 7th and Boston Ave, Lubbock, TX 79409 and Jason Jouet, Research and Technology Department, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Indian Head, MD 20640
The Effects of Aluminum Particle Size on the Thermal Degradation of Aluminum/Polytetrafluoroethylene Mixtures
Dustin Osborne, Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Corner of 7th and Boston Ave, Lubbock, TX 79409 and Michelle Pantoya, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas Tech University, Corner of 7th and Boston Ave, Lubbock, TX 79409
Tuning the Reactivity of Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle Mixtures
Anand Prakash, University of Maryland, 2121 Glenn L Martin Hall, College Park, MD 20742, Alon V. McCormick, University of Minnesota, Dept of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and Michael Zachariah, University of Maryland and NIST, 2125 Glenn L Martin Hall, College Park, MD 20742
Challenges in Processing of Aluminum and Metal Oxide Nanopowders in Water
Jan A. Puszynski1, Jacek J. Swiatkiewicz1, Chris J. Bulian1 and Magdy M. BICHAY2, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, (2)INDIAN HEAD DIVISION, NAVAL SURFACE WAREFARE CENTER, Indian Head, MD 20640-5035

Topical W: Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology