INFRARED-EMITTING SPECIES IDENTIFIED IN THE COMBUSTION OF BORON-BASEDPYROTECHNIC COMPOSITIONS

Authors
SMIT KJ HANCOX RJ HATT DJ MURPHY SP DEYONG LV
Citation
Kj. Smit et al., INFRARED-EMITTING SPECIES IDENTIFIED IN THE COMBUSTION OF BORON-BASEDPYROTECHNIC COMPOSITIONS, Applied spectroscopy, 51(9), 1997, pp. 1400-1404
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Applied spectroscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00037028
Volume
51
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1400 - 1404
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-7028(1997)51:9<1400:ISIITC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Measurement of infrared emission spectra for boron-based pyrotechnic c ombustion has enabled the elucidation of a number of boron oxidation p roducts. The raw spectra were corrected for instrument responsivity an d atmospheric attenuation far the region 1500 to 3000 cm(-1). The alka li metal metaborates and boron oxide (B2O3) were among the principal c ombustion products depending on which of three different oxidants were used. In addition, thermochemical modeling studies were undertaken an each composition to predict the combustion products. The thermochemic al modeling data were qualitatively in agreement with the identified c ombustion products.