Xin-xing Zeng , Jing-an Xiang , Xing-quan Zhang , Hai-fu Wang , Jun Wang
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Furthermore, B@PTFE-AP based solid propellant has an elevated combustion rate (5.15 mm/s) and smaller particles size of condensed combustion products. The above results demonstrated that our work provides a viable approach to overcome the low combustion reaction and energy output efficiency of boron for the practical applications in solid propellants.</div></div><div><h3>Novelty and significance statement</h3><div>Boron (B) has great potential in the solid propellant owing to its high reaction heat. Unfortunately, it shows low combustion efficiency and energy release rate resulting from the inert oxide layer (B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) and combustion product aggregation. Herein, fluorine and oxygen were integrated to form B@PTFE-AP microparticle containing core-shell B@PTFE for high combustion reactivity and energy release, which originated from oxidation and fluorination reactions of boron, and high interfacial effects from B@PTFE-AP with a uniform micro-structure and component for gas-liquid-solid reaction. Additionally, B@PTFE-AP has been applied in the solid propellant, which has an elevated combustion rate and smaller particles size of condensed combustion products. This work provides an effective approach to overcome the low combustion reaction and energy output efficiency of boron for practical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":280,"journal":{"name":"Combustion and Flame","volume":"287 ","pages":"Article 114898"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2000,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"An engineering approach to enhance combustion process and energy of boron for applications in solid propellant\",\"authors\":\"Xin-xing Zeng , Jing-an Xiang , Xing-quan Zhang , Hai-fu Wang , Jun Wang\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.combustflame.2026.114898\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>Boron (B) fuel has great potential in solid propellant owing to its high oxidation reaction heat. Unfortunately, low combustion efficiency and energy release rate result from the inert oxide layer (B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) and combustion production aggregation. Herein, fluorine and oxygen were integrated to microparticle of B@PTFE-AP containing core-shell B@PTFE with different PTFE contents. The excellent performance originates from oxidation and fluorination reactions of boron, and high interfacial effect from B@PTFE-AP with uniform microstructure and component for gas-liquid-solid reaction and energy release. Compared to B-AP and physical mixed B@PTFE/AP, the combustion speed and pressure output of B@PTFE-AP increased to 10.11 mm/s, 379.64 kPa. Furthermore, B@PTFE-AP based solid propellant has an elevated combustion rate (5.15 mm/s) and smaller particles size of condensed combustion products. The above results demonstrated that our work provides a viable approach to overcome the low combustion reaction and energy output efficiency of boron for the practical applications in solid propellants.</div></div><div><h3>Novelty and significance statement</h3><div>Boron (B) has great potential in the solid propellant owing to its high reaction heat. Unfortunately, it shows low combustion efficiency and energy release rate resulting from the inert oxide layer (B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) and combustion product aggregation. Herein, fluorine and oxygen were integrated to form B@PTFE-AP microparticle containing core-shell B@PTFE for high combustion reactivity and energy release, which originated from oxidation and fluorination reactions of boron, and high interfacial effects from B@PTFE-AP with a uniform micro-structure and component for gas-liquid-solid reaction. 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An engineering approach to enhance combustion process and energy of boron for applications in solid propellant
Boron (B) fuel has great potential in solid propellant owing to its high oxidation reaction heat. Unfortunately, low combustion efficiency and energy release rate result from the inert oxide layer (B2O3) and combustion production aggregation. Herein, fluorine and oxygen were integrated to microparticle of B@PTFE-AP containing core-shell B@PTFE with different PTFE contents. The excellent performance originates from oxidation and fluorination reactions of boron, and high interfacial effect from B@PTFE-AP with uniform microstructure and component for gas-liquid-solid reaction and energy release. Compared to B-AP and physical mixed B@PTFE/AP, the combustion speed and pressure output of B@PTFE-AP increased to 10.11 mm/s, 379.64 kPa. Furthermore, B@PTFE-AP based solid propellant has an elevated combustion rate (5.15 mm/s) and smaller particles size of condensed combustion products. The above results demonstrated that our work provides a viable approach to overcome the low combustion reaction and energy output efficiency of boron for the practical applications in solid propellants.
Novelty and significance statement
Boron (B) has great potential in the solid propellant owing to its high reaction heat. Unfortunately, it shows low combustion efficiency and energy release rate resulting from the inert oxide layer (B2O3) and combustion product aggregation. Herein, fluorine and oxygen were integrated to form B@PTFE-AP microparticle containing core-shell B@PTFE for high combustion reactivity and energy release, which originated from oxidation and fluorination reactions of boron, and high interfacial effects from B@PTFE-AP with a uniform micro-structure and component for gas-liquid-solid reaction. Additionally, B@PTFE-AP has been applied in the solid propellant, which has an elevated combustion rate and smaller particles size of condensed combustion products. This work provides an effective approach to overcome the low combustion reaction and energy output efficiency of boron for practical applications.
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Multi-phase reactants.
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