How to improve the performance of energetic materials ?
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Performance & stability: the challenge of researchers and engineers in the defense sector
Energetic materials play a critical role in many defense and industrial applications.
To improve their performance and ensure safe handling and long-term stability, researchers must understand how these materials behave when heated.
One key parameter is the heat released during thermal decomposition, as it directly influences both detonation efficiency and storage stability.
How to study the impact of size distribution of a component mixed with RDX explosives ?
When additives are incorporated into an energetic material, their particle size distribution can significantly affect the overall reaction kinetics, heat release, and ignition conditions.
Calorimetry, especially Calvet calorimetry, is ideal for this type of study because it provides direct, highly accurate heat measurements, enabling clear differentiation between formulations that behave similarly.
This is exactly the approach used in the experiment below.
From lab to life : the experiment explained
Watch a video presenting a case study on how to improve the performance of energetic materials.
Our Calvet calorimeter : the perfect solution to study the heat release of energetic materials
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Isothermal or temperature scanning modes
For increased flexibility and replication of real life conditions
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Highest heat measurement accuracy
3D sensor based on thermocouples with Joule effect calibration
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Convenient interchangeable crucibles and cells
To perform under high pressures or high vacuum, or mixing experiment etc.
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External coupling capacity
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