@inproceedings{729aacab1f264b09ad94030ac0cd7f0a,
title = "Decomposition of a double salt ionic liquid monopropellant on heated metallic surfaces",
abstract = "A monopropellant consisting of 59% hydroxylammonium nitrate and 41% 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate by mass is tested for decomposition on heated platinum, rhenium, and titanium surfaces. It was found that the propellant decomposes at 165 °C on titanium, which is the decomposition temperature of HAN. The onset temperature for decomposition on platinum was 85 °C and on rhenium it was 125 °C. This suggests that platinum and rhenium act as catalysts for the decomposition of the monopropellant. From the experimental data, Arrhenius-type reaction rate parameters were calculated. The activation energy for platinum was 3 times less than that of titanium suggesting it could be a prime choice for catalyst material in further thruster development.",
author = "Berg, {Steven P.} and Rovey, {Joshua L.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, 2016 ; Conference date: 25-07-2016 Through 27-07-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.2514/6.2016-4578",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781624104060",
series = "52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, 2016",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA",
booktitle = "52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, 2016",
}