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Crystal Morphology of β -HMX Under Eight Solvents System Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experiment
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1.School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China;2.Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621999, China;3.Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621900, China

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    The crystal morphologies of β-HMX (octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetrazocine) in eight pure organic solvents were predicted based on the modified attachment energy (AE) model by using molecular dynamics (MD) method. Results demonstrate that the morphological dominant crystal faces of β-HMX in vacuum are: (0 1 1), (1 1 -1), (0 2 0), (1 0 0) and (1 0 -2), respectively. The (1 0 0) face is the most polar crystal face and has the largest interaction energy with the solvent molecules, which results in a slow growth rate and appears as dominant face in the final crystal morphology. The (1 0 -2) and (0 2 0) faces have the small interaction energies with the solvent molecules, which appear as small areas or even disappear in the final crystal morphology. The order of the aspect ratio of the crystal morphology is: cyclopentanone>cyclohexanone>N, N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC)>pyridine>acetone>triethyl phosphate>propylene carbonate>Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), which indicates that DMSO and propylene carbonate are more favorable for the spheroidization of β-HMX in crystallization experiments. The experimental crystal morphologies of β-HMX in eight pure organic solvents were investigated using a natural cooling recrystallization method. Results show that the predicted morphologies are in good agreement with the experimental results. The attached energy (AE) model is suitable for predicting the crystal morphology of β-HMX, which may serve as a guide in β-HMX recrystallization experiments.

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王蕾,陈东,李洪珍,等.八种溶剂体系中HMX晶体形貌的分子动力学模拟和实验研究(英)[J].含能材料,2020,28(4):317-329.
WANG Lei, CHEN Dong, LI Hong-zhen, et al. Crystal Morphology of β -HMX Under Eight Solvents System Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experiment[J]. Chinese Journal of Energetic Materials,2020,28(4):317-329.

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  • Received:January 20,2020
  • Revised:March 10,2020
  • Adopted:February 20,2020
  • Online: March 09,2020
  • Published: April 25,2020