• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.433-439
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• 2017

This research investigates the manufacturing process and characteristics analysis of $BKNO_3$ (Boron Potassium Nitrate) as pyrotechnic are commonly found in the aerospace, defense, and automotive industries. A solid pyrotechnic mixture is composed of an oxidizing agent, fuel, and binder. Precipitation process was used to uniformly mix the raw material. Through the analysis of the material characteristics and thermal response is designed optimum ratio by NASA CEA program. It was compared by performing the evaluation of these size/shape/sensitivity/calorimetry characteristics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.482-488
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• 2017

Recently, weapon system has been highly regarding IM ability. Explosive is positively necessary in weapon system and it is principle component that must be improved for IM as the most hazardous material. RDX is one of energetic materials used the most at present since 1930s. It is being applied a lot to most of explosive in warhead and artillery and rocket propellants in these latter days due to its low cost and high energetic characteristics. However, it has a disadvantage which is more sensitive than some insensitive explosive like NTO, DADNE recently developed. To overcome this, researches have been continued about insensitive RDX and we are performing the study as well. In this study, we developed to apply reduced sensitivity RDX to pilot scale and mass production and we could confirm a result by shock sensitivity test.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.29 no.7
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• pp.1415-1417
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• 2008

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.547-553
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• 2017

Thermal analysis of three energetic materials used in pyroelectric device was performed using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The theoretical method for extracting the reaction rate equation of energetic materials using DSC experimental data is proposed and the reaction rate extraction is performed. The results of the DSC were analyzed by the conversion method such as Friedman. Activation energy and frequency factor according to mass fraction were extracted to complete the reaction rate equation. The extracted reaction rate equation has a form that represents the entire chemical reaction process, not the assumption that the chemical reaction process of the high energy material is a main step in several stages. It has considerable advantages in terms of theoretical and accuracy as compared with the chemical reaction rate form extracted through conventional thermal analysis experiments. Using the derived reaction rate equation, we predicted the performance change of three energetic materials operating on actual storage condition over 20 years.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.481-483
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• 1998

The problem of production of new materials based on polyheteroarylenes and other polymers combining good mechanical and dielectric properties. radiation and chemical stability with heat- and thermal stability is related with the development of efficient synthesis technique of starting low-molecular compounds. Alicyclic dianhydrides are believed to be the promising monomers to synthesize various polymers.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.216-221
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• 2017

Recently, interest in multifunctional energetic structural materials (MESMs) has grown due to their multifunctional potential, especially in military applications. However, there are few studies about extrinsic factors that govern the reactivity of MESMs. In this paper, a shock compaction process was performed on the nano Ni/Al-mixed powder to investigate the effect of particle size on the shock reaction condition. Additionally, heating the statically compacted specimen was also performed to compare the mechanical properties and microstructure between reacted and unreacted material. The results show that the agglomerated structure of nanopowders interrupts the reaction by reducing the elemental boundary. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the NiAl and $Ni_3Al$ intermetallics are formed on the reacted specimen. The microhardness results show that the $Ni_3Al$ phase has a higher hardness than NiAl, but the portion of $Ni_3Al$ in the reacted specimen is minor. In conclusion, using Ni/Al composites as a reactive material should focus on energetic use.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.15-19
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• 2006

A pulsed laser ablation deposition (PLAD) technique is an excellent method for the fabrication of amorphous carbon (a-C) films, because it can generate highly energetic carbon clusters on a substrate. This paper was focused on the understanding and analysis of the motion of C particles in laser ablation assisted by Ar plasmas. The simulation has carried out under the pressure P=50 mTorr of Ar plasmas. Two-dimensional hybrid model consisting of fluid and Monte-Carlo models was developed and three kinds of the ablated particles which are carbon atom (C), ion ($C^+$) and electron were considered in the calculation of particle method. The motions of energetic $C^+$ and C deposited upon the substrate were investigated and compared. The interactions between the ablated particles and Ar gas plasmas were discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.34-39
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• 2016

Arrhenius kinetic constants, the activation energy and the pre-exponential factor, of energetic material $BKNO_3$ are estimated using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Different from the conventional way, the activation energy was estimated more precisely through DSC aging trial, and the consumed fraction by heat was calculated by comparing the integration of heat flow. We suggested the condition of accelerated aging test for the energetic material $BKNO_3$ and reconsidered the meaning of the thermal accelerated aging.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.66 no.3
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• pp.185-193
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• 2022

The theoretical investigation has been performed to predict thermodynamic stability, density, detonation velocity, and detonation pressure of energetic salts produced by pairing of nitrogen-rich anions (tetrazine, oxadiazole etc.) and cations (NH₃OH⁺, NH₂NH₃⁺, CH₉N₆⁺, C₂H₆N₅⁺). All possible geometries and the binding energy for the trigger bond of energetic salts have been optimized at the B3LYP/cc-pVDZ level of theory. The detonation velocity and detonation pressure have been calculated using Kamlet-Jacobs equation, while enthalpy has been predicted at the G2MP2 level of theory. The predicted results reveal that the energetic salts including small sized NH₃OH⁺(1) and NH₂NH₃⁺(2) cations increase detonation property. And also the energetic salts including more amino group (-NH₂) such as CH₉N₆⁺(3) cation increase thermodynamic stability. These results provide basic information for the development the high energy density materials (HEDMs).

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.115-131
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• 2016

Though battery chemistry and technology had been developed for over a hundred years back, increase in demand for storage energy, in the computer accessories, cell phones, automobile industries for future battery car and uninterrupted power supply, has made, the development of existing and new battery, as an emerging areas of research. With innovation of high energetic inexpensive Nano structure materials, a more energy efficient battery with lower cost can be competitive with the present primary and rechargeable batteries. Materials electrochemistry of electrode materials, their synthesis and testing have been explained in the present paper to find new high efficient battery materials. The paper discusses fundamental of electrochemistry in finding true cell potential, overvoltages, current, specific energy of various combinations of anode-cathode system. It also describes of finding the performance of new electrode materials by various experiments viz. i. Cyclic Voltammetry ii. Chronoamperometry iii. Potentiodynamic Polarization iv. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). Research works of different battery materials scientists are discussed for the development of existing battery materials and new nano materials for high energetic electrodes. Problems and prospects of a few promising future batteries are explained.