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Improved luminosity of a new tracer pyrotechnic of Mg:BaO2:Ba(NO3)2:Viton using response surface methodology

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In this research, a new formulation based on magnesium fuel, oxidants of barium peroxide and barium nitrate and Viton binder is presented for a tracer pyrotechnic. Differential scanning calorimetry curves showed the ignition temperatures 355, 420 and 610 °C, respectively, for samples of Mg:BaO2, Mg:BaO2:Ba(NO3)2 and Mg:Ba(NO3)2, also the sensitivity to friction of the prepared pyrotechnics is obtained 15.3, 22.8 and 34.7 N, respectively. So, the tracer pyrotechnic of Mg:BaO2:Ba(NO3)2 showed a good ignition temperature in addition to acceptable safety. The mass ratio of the ingredients in Mg:BaO2:Ba(NO3)2:Viton is optimized using the experimental design by response surface methodology (RSM) for improvement its luminosity. Mass ratios of BaO2/Mg, Ba(NO3)2/Mg and %mass of Viton used as predictor variables. Also, the response variables were luminous intensity and luminous time. The statistics parameter of P-value for each predictor variable is obtained < 0.05 which indicates the significant effect of predictor variables on luminosity of tracer pyrotechnic. Also, the P-value of lack-of-fit of both response variables is > 0.05 that showed the proposed statistical models fits well. The luminous intensity 16,287 ± 309 in terms of candelas unit and luminous time 0.445 ± 0.029 s are obtained in optimized parameters 0.977, 1.804 and 7.37, respectively, for mass ratios of BaO2/Mg, Ba(NO3)2/Mg and %mass of Viton binder.

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Pouretedal, H.R., Sattar, S. & Zare, A. Improved luminosity of a new tracer pyrotechnic of Mg:BaO2:Ba(NO3)2:Viton using response surface methodology. J Therm Anal Calorim 148, 5209–5216 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-12070-y

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