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Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and Combustion Analysis
[Image: see text] Medieval gunpowder recipes of potassium nitrate (KNO(3)), charcoal (C), and sulfur (S(8)) were investigated by bomb calorimetry to determine their enthalpies of combustion and by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to determine their pre-ignition and propagative ignition enthal...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8427773/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34514256 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c03380 |
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author | Ritchie, Tessy S. Riegner, Kathleen E. Seals, Robert J. Rogers, Clifford J. Riegner, Dawn E. |
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description | [Image: see text] Medieval gunpowder recipes of potassium nitrate (KNO(3)), charcoal (C), and sulfur (S(8)) were investigated by bomb calorimetry to determine their enthalpies of combustion and by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to determine their pre-ignition and propagative ignition enthalpies. Various sample preparation methods and several additional ingredients were also tested to determine any effects on the thermodynamic values. Gunpowder recipes were prepared and used in a replica cannon that was manufactured and operated according to medieval records. Post-firing residues were collected from the bomb calorimeter and the cannon in efforts to further characterize recipe energetics using DSC. In general, during the period of 1338–1400, the %KNO(3) increased, and heats of combustion decreased, while between 1400 and 1460, the %KNO(3) decreased, and heats of combustion increased. However, since KNO(3) was usually found in the post-bomb calorimetry and post-cannon firing residues, it was not the limiting reactant. The highest pre-ignition and propagative ignition energies occurred when the KNO(3):S(8) ratio was 3:1 as determined by DSC, and the highest enthalpies of combustion were measured for recipes where the KNO(3):C ratio was 1:1 as determined by bomb calorimetry. |
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spelling | pubmed-84277732021-09-10 Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and Combustion Analysis Ritchie, Tessy S. Riegner, Kathleen E. Seals, Robert J. Rogers, Clifford J. Riegner, Dawn E. ACS Omega [Image: see text] Medieval gunpowder recipes of potassium nitrate (KNO(3)), charcoal (C), and sulfur (S(8)) were investigated by bomb calorimetry to determine their enthalpies of combustion and by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to determine their pre-ignition and propagative ignition enthalpies. Various sample preparation methods and several additional ingredients were also tested to determine any effects on the thermodynamic values. Gunpowder recipes were prepared and used in a replica cannon that was manufactured and operated according to medieval records. Post-firing residues were collected from the bomb calorimeter and the cannon in efforts to further characterize recipe energetics using DSC. In general, during the period of 1338–1400, the %KNO(3) increased, and heats of combustion decreased, while between 1400 and 1460, the %KNO(3) decreased, and heats of combustion increased. However, since KNO(3) was usually found in the post-bomb calorimetry and post-cannon firing residues, it was not the limiting reactant. The highest pre-ignition and propagative ignition energies occurred when the KNO(3):S(8) ratio was 3:1 as determined by DSC, and the highest enthalpies of combustion were measured for recipes where the KNO(3):C ratio was 1:1 as determined by bomb calorimetry. American Chemical Society 2021-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8427773/ /pubmed/34514256 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c03380 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Permits non-commercial access and re-use, provided that author attribution and integrity are maintained; but does not permit creation of adaptations or other derivative works (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Ritchie, Tessy S. Riegner, Kathleen E. Seals, Robert J. Rogers, Clifford J. Riegner, Dawn E. Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and Combustion Analysis |
title | Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and
Combustion Analysis |
title_full | Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and
Combustion Analysis |
title_fullStr | Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and
Combustion Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and
Combustion Analysis |
title_short | Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and
Combustion Analysis |
title_sort | evolution of medieval gunpowder: thermodynamic and
combustion analysis |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8427773/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34514256 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c03380 |
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