Abstract
In systems filled by inert additives, combustion of cellulose nitrate (CN) proceeds in a flameless low-temperature regime with a low linear burning rate. At a standard temperature, the exponent in the low of CN combustion in ballasted mixtures with inert additives in the pressure range of 0.1 to 10 MPa is several times lower than that of pure cellulose nitrate and amounts to 0.23. The qualitative and quantitative composition of gaseous products of flameless CN conversion is found. It is noted that this composition approximately corresponds to data available in the literature for the products of thermal decomposition of cellulose nitrate at comparatively low temperatures. Based on this fact and on a weak dependence of the CN burning rate on pressure in ballasted systems, the process under these conditions is assumed to be controlled by conversion of the energetic component predominantly in the condensed phase. In the case of a composite consisting of cellulose nitrate, silicon carbide, and polymer binder, for samples 10–25 mm in diameter, armoring exerts practically no effect on combustion parameters. Combustion of the same mixture with smaller diameters of non-armored samples is unstable. The presence of a liner establishes a clearly expressed critical combustion diameter in the examined systems.
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