1. Chemical kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of energetic materials: ammonia borane, ammonium perchlorate & hmx-tagzt Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Chatterjee, Tanusree Title: Chemical kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of energetic materials: ammonia borane, ammonium perchlorate & hmx-tagzt Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Ammonia boraneQuantum mechanicsHydrogen releaseReaction pathwayperchloric acidoxygen releasenumerical simulationHMXTAGzTTGAFTIRthermal decompositionnitramine-based energetic materials File: Login to Download Committee Members: Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorStefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-ChairAdri van Duin, Committee MemberJacqueline O’Connor, Committee MemberJoseph F. Horn, Outside MemberDaniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair