• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.445-450
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• 2017

ZPP(Zirconium Potassium Perchlorate) is an igniter composed of potassium perchlorate as oxidizing agent and zirconium as fuel with a Viton binder. ZPP is used to provide ignition in the aerospace, propulsion, automotive industries. This research is investigated for the manufacturing process and characteristics analysis of the ZPP such as the performance and shape/calorimetry/pressure characteristics of the ZPP on PMD(Pyrotechnic Mechanical Device). During the production of ZPP, the mixing process was designed so that the ZPP could be produced in uniform particle size and shape by mixing the raw materials at high speed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.8-13
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• 2018

Zirconium potassium perchlorate(ZPP) is an igniter composed of potassium perchlorate as an oxidizing agent and zirconium as a fuel with a Viton binder. ZPP has been used to provide an ignition source in the aerospace, propulsion, and automotive industries. This study investigates the manufacturing process and characteristics of ZPP, such performance and shape/calorimetry/pressure characteristics with respect to pyrotechnic mechanical device(PMD). During the production of ZPP, the mixing process was designed to produce uniform particle size and shape by mixing the raw materials at high speed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.63-70
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• 2017

ZPP (Zirconium-Potassium Perchlorate) is type of primary charge initiators for PMD (Pyrotechnic Mechanical Device) system. The binder component dissolved in the solvent is precipitated to suspended particles in the granules. The LabRAM Mixer uses resonance phenomenon to transfer energy, unlike blade equipment that utilizes mechanical contact. In this study, the properties of the particles prepared by the LabRAM Mixer were evaluated with the changes of the conditions.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.15-21
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• 2015

The thermal decomposition characteristics of the ZPP(Zirconium/Potassium perchlorate), widely used as a primary charge of initiators, were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). The DSC results with different heating rates were elaborated with AKTS-Thermokinetics software for the determination of the kinetic parameters of the thermal decomposition of ZPP. There was good agreement between the experimental and the simulation curves, based on the determined kinetic parameters, which indicates the validity of the kinetic description of the thermal decomposition process of ZPP.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.25-31
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• 2016

This research investigated the manufacturing process and characteristics analysis of ZPP(Zirconium Potassium Perchlorate) as pyrotechnic are commonly found in the aerospace, defense, and automotive industries. A solid pyrotechnic mixture is composed of an oxidizing agent, fuel, and binder. Precipitation process was used to uniformly mix the raw material. Through the analysis of the material characteristics and thermal response is designed optimum ratio by NASA CEA program. It was compared by performing the evaluation of these size, shape and calorimetry characteristics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.451-455
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• 2017

The reactive Eulerian-Lagrangian code is utilized to simulate combustion of ZPP/THPP in a closed vessel. In the paper, ignition delay of THPP is mainly studied since ZPP and THPP are isolated by a boron nitride wall. Only a numerical case study is conducted as experimental observation is inaccessible. Results showed THPP ignition delay affects initial shock strength thus not only the first peak become weak, but also the frequency of a pressure oscillation is slowed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.16-22
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• 2012

We performed impact test to estimate necessary explosive charge weight for cutting the cable whose diameter is 22 mm. The impact test results were analyzed by Probit method. The cutting energy was calculated 37.7 J with 99.99% probability at 99% reliability compared to the average energy of 24.9 J. The cable was cut 3 times without failure with 150 mg of Zirconium Potassium Perchlorate (ZPP), which was considered to generate 24.5 J of mechanical energy with assumption that only 10% of explosive energy converts to mechanical energy. The calculated energy from measured pressure with 150 mg ZPP was 26.1 J, which is almost same with both impact test result and expected mechanical energy. We can argue that the cable can be cut with 99.99% probability at 99% reliability by 230 mg of ZPP.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.400-403
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• 2011

We performed Instron and Impact tests to estimate necessary explosive charge weight for cutting the cable whose diameter is 22 mm. The cutting energy measured by Instron was 21.3 J. Impact test were performed 8 times each at 5 different energies. The Impact test results were analysed by Probit methods. The cutting energy was calculated 37.7 J with 99.99% probability at 99% confidence, which is roughly equivalent to 250 mg of Zirconium potassium Perchlorate (ZPP).