How hydrogen-storage material affects the decomposition of nitramine explosive: CPMD investigations of LAB-doped CL20

Kun Wang*, Dian Kai Liu, Pan Pan Wu, Xue Bin Yu, Long Jiu Cheng, Jian Guo Zhang

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Abstract

As the most popular high-energy explosives, 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo [5.5.0.0.0] dodecane (Simplified as HNIW or CL20) attracts many attentions for improving its detonation appearance in the application. Here we introduce hydrogen-storage compounds into explosives to estimate the possible improved detonation performances by Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics (CPMD) simulation, where we construct lithium amidoborane (LAB) doped CL20 as the initial structure. Almost all the interactions between hydrogen and CL20 appear exothermic properties, which indicate LAB increases the enthalpies of detonation. The results suggest explosive mixed with hydrogen-storage material is possibly a new field of energetic compound.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19825-19840
Number of pages16
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume43
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Oct 2018

Keywords

  • CL20
  • Car-parrinello molecular dynamics (CPMD)
  • Composite explosives
  • Nitramine explosives

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