Research Article

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

Table 7

Kinetic parameters of PETN and PBXs obtained by several methods.

SampleTG/DTG using KAS methodVacuum stability test (VST)
Isoconversional methodModel-fitting method
Eφ (kJ·mol−1) (min−1)Eφ (kJ·mol−1) (min−1)Eφ (kJ·mol−1) (min−1)

PETN144.928.6137.331.9139.132.7
PBX-PN-85137.125.2129.728.0125.628.0
PBX-PP-85152.432.6143.935.0150.636.9