Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, Vol.44, No.9, 1107-1118, 2019
Continuous-wave Laser Ignition of Non-solvent Ionic Liquids Based on High Energetic Salts with Carbon Additives
The ignition system for ammonium dinitramide-based non-solvent ionic liquids (ADN-EILPs) with a continuous-wave (CW) laser was investigated. The efficiency of conversion from CW laser power to ignition energy for ADN-EILPs is important, and carbon additives are expected to enhance the efficiency of conversion. The impact of additive shapes on ADN-EILP ignition by CW lasers is discussed herein by comparing the results of the ignition behavior observation using a high-speed infrared camera. The shapes of the carbon additives are of two different types: fine fiber mass, called carbon wool, and powder of graphite. The ignition delay of carbon wool mixed ADN-EILPs is shorter than that of the sample with graphite powder. The difference in these results might depend on the low dispersibility in ADN-EILPs of carbon wools and the presence of local heat spots owing to the CW laser. The addition of carbon wools in ADN-EILPs is expected to facilitate their ignition by CW laser heating.