• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.56-61
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• 2002

The hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane(HNIW) is a polycyclic caged nitramine oxidizer. For most existing weapons systems, the most critical ingredient in explosive and propellant applications is the oxidizer, HNIW, with its increase in performance output and energy capabilities for future in explosive and propellant systems. Two new polyacylhexaazaisowurtzitanes were synthesized. Pentaacetylhexaaza-isowurtzitane(PAIW) or pentaacetylformylhexaazaisowurtzitane(PAFIW) can be a precursor in the preparation of HNIW, recently developed highly energetic material.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.9-17
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• 2000

The crystal growth and dissolution rates were calculated by solving a model equation, which involved the dissolution of the metastable phase($\beta$-HNIW) and growth of the stable phase($\varepsilon$-HNIW), together with the mass balance equation. The model has been successfully used to simulate available kinetic data for the $\beta$$\longrightarrow$$\varepsilon$ polymorphic transformation via a solution phase. From the effectiveness factor based on the two-step model, it was found that the surface integration contribution to the process was comparatively small, and a diffusion dependency decreased with an increase of the mass fraction of chloroform in the mixed solvents of ethyl acetate and chloroform. Appling these kinetics in process simulation allowed for the prediction of the product size of $\varepsilon$-HNIW.