Modeling the Hypergolic Ignition of Hydrogen Peroxide with Polyethylene

No AccessTechnical NotesModeling the Hypergolic Ignition of Hydrogen Peroxide with PolyethyleneDavid Andres Castaneda, Samuel Hassid and Benveniste NatanDavid Andres CastanedaTechnion—Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003 Haifa, Israel*Graduate Student, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering.Search for more papers by this author, Samuel HassidTechnion—Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003 Haifa, Israel†Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering.Search for more papers by this author and Benveniste NatanTechnion—Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003 Haifa, Israel‡Professor, Head, The Sylvia and David Fine Rocket Propulsion Center, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. Associate Fellow AIAA.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:18 Nov 2018https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B37268SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Castaneda D. A. and Natan B., “Experimental Investigation of the Hydrogen Peroxide–Solid Hydrocarbon Hypergolic Ignition,” Acta Astronautica, May 2018. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.05.058 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[2] Williams F. A., “Simplified Theory for Ignition Times of Hypergolic Gelled Propellants,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 25, No. 6, 2009, pp. 1354–1357. doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/1.46531 JPPOEL 0748-4658 LinkGoogle Scholar[3] Hassid S. and Natan B., “Thermal Diffusion Controlled Ignition of Hypergolic Gel Propellants,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 29, No. 6, 2013, pp. 1337–1342. doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B34861 JPPOEL 0748-4658 LinkGoogle Scholar[4] Akhtar K., Khalid N. and Ali M., “Effect of pH and Temperature on the Catalytic Properties of Manganese Dioxide,” Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2012, pp. 263–268. Google Scholar[5] Haas W., “Kinetics of the Uncatalyzed, Alkaline Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide,” Thesis, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, 1960, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/2645. CrossrefGoogle Scholar[6] Ersin Y. and Deveci H., “Factors Affecting Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide,” XIIth International Mineral Processing Symposium, edited by Gülsoy Ö. Y., Ergün L. Ş., Can N. M. and Çelik İ. B., Hacettepe Univ., Turkey, 2010, pp. 609–616. doi:https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.1530.0648 Google Scholar[7] Marzzacco C., “The Enthalpy of Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide: A General Chemistry Calorimetry Experiment,” Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 76, No. 11, 1999, pp. 1517–1518. doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/ed076p1517 JCEDA8 0021-9584 CrossrefGoogle Scholar Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byModeling Hypergolic Ignition Based on Thermal Diffusion for Spherical and Cylindrical Geometries8 November 2022 | Combustion Science and TechnologyComprehensive ignition characterization of a non-toxic hypergolic hybrid rocket propellantProceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 20Parametric Ignition Study of a Green Hypergolic Hybrid Rocket FuelSyamantak Nath, Iker Laso and Joseph Lefkowitz29 December 2021Synergistic effect of a hybrid additive for hydrogen peroxide-based low toxicity hypergolic propellantsCombustion and Flame, Vol. 231Ultrafast igniting, low toxicity hypergolic hybrid solid fuels and hydrogen peroxide oxidizerFuel, Vol. 286Hypergolic combustion of boron based propellantsProceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 38, No. 4Ignition-delay measurement for drop test with hypergolic propellants: Reactive fuels and hydrogen peroxideCombustion and Flame, Vol. 217Thermal Explosion Characteristics of a Gelled Hypergolic DropletPrabakaran Rajamanickam27 November 2019 | Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 36, No. 2 What's Popular Volume 35, Number 1January 2019 CrossmarkInformationCopyright © 2018 by D. A. Castaneda, S. Hassid, and B. Natan. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., with permission. All requests for copying and permission to reprint should be submitted to CCC at www.copyright.com; employ the ISSN 0748-4658 (print) or 1533-3876 (online) to initiate your request. See also AIAA Rights and Permissions www.aiaa.org/randp. TopicsAerothermodynamicsChemical KineticsCombustion ChambersHeat ConductionHeat TransferIdeal GasIgnition SystemsPyrolysisRocket EngineRocketryThermochemistry and Chemical KineticsThermodynamic PropertiesThermodynamicsThermophysics and Heat Transfer KeywordsActivation EnergyLow Density PolyethyleneAbsolute TemperatureConductive Heat TransferIgnition SystemsThermal DiffusivityExothermic ReactionSolid FuelsPyrolysisUniversal Gas ConstantAcknowledgmentThe support of the Asher Space Research Fund is gratefully acknowledged.PDF Received30 June 2018Accepted15 September 2018Published online18 November 2018