Research Article

Kinetic Analysis of the Thermal Decomposition of Polymer-Bonded Explosive Based on PETN: Model-Fitting Method and Isoconversional Method

Table 2

Different reaction models generally applied to describe the thermal decomposition in solids [21, 22, 24, 25].

Model no.Reaction model

1Avarami-Erofe’ev (A2)[−ln]1/2
2Avarami-Erofe’ev (A3)[−ln]1/3
3Avarami-Erofe’ev (A4)[−ln]1/4
4Power law (P2)2φ(1/2)φ(1/2)
5Power law (P3)3φ(2/3)φ(1/3)
6Power law (P4)4φ(3/4)φ(1/4)
71-D diffusion (D1)1/(2φ)φ2
82-D diffusion (D2)[ln] + φ
93-D diffusion-Jander (D3)[32/3]/2[1/3]2
10First-order (F1)−ln
11Second-order (F2)2
12Third-order (F3)3/2
13Contracting area (R2)21/2
14Contracting volume (R3)32/3