The Effect of Chemical Structure on the Hypergolic Ignition of Amine Fuels

A s y s t e m a t i c s t u d y of t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p be tween c h e m i c a l s t r u c t u r e a n d hypergol ic i gn i t i on of a m i n e fuels w i t h w h i t e f u m i n g n i t r i c acid oxidizer is p r e sen t ed . A s imple d rop t e s t i gn i t i on delay a p p a r a t u s was used t o o b t a i n t h e e x p e r i m e n t a l d a t a . C o m p a r i s o n s a re m a d e be tween t h e hypergol ic cha rac te r i s t i c s of p r i m a r y , secondary , a n d t e r t i a ry a m i n e s as well as t h e effect of s u b s t i t u e n t g roups , s u c h as m e t h y l , hydroxy, a n d p h e n y l , on t h e aa n d /3ca rbon a t o m s of var ious a m i n e s .