Ignition and Combustion of Energetic Materials
A special issue of Fire (ISSN 2571-6255).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 186
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ignition and combustion of energetic materials; combustion promotion
Interests: metal dust explosion; anti-explosion technologies and mechanisms
Interests: combustion diagnositics; lithium ion battery thermal runaway
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The ignition and combustion of energetic materials (e.g., propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnic agents) is a key scientific problem in the defence, space, and energy fields. Their complex physicochemical processes involve challenges such as heat transfer, multiphase reaction kinetics, and combustion instability, which directly affect the safety, efficiency, and environmental adaptability of the materials. In recent years, the emergence of new energetic materials (e.g., nanocomposite fuels, green alternatives, nanofluid fuels, ionic liquid, etc.) and the exploration of combustion mechanisms under extreme conditions (e.g., low temperature, thermoacoustic coupling, microgravity, etc.) urgently require interdisciplinary research (including disciplines such as energy, chemistry, optics, and materials science) to deepen theoretical understanding and guide engineering practice. Breakthroughs in this field will promote the design of high-energy systems, the optimization of safety protocols, and the achievement of sustainable development goals.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge results in the field of ignition and combustion of energetic materials, covering experimental, simulation, and theoretical innovations, and to facilitate the sharing of knowledge between academia and industry. The Fire journal focuses on fire science, combustion dynamics and thermal fluid research, which are highly relevant to the combustion behaviour of energetic materials. This Special Issue will strengthen the journal's coverage in the field of extreme combustion and energetic systems, and provide a platform for researchers to present multi-scale mechanistic studies, safety assessment, and innovative technology development.
Contributions are welcome including but not limited to the following topics:
- Ignition threshold and combustion dynamics of energetic materials;
- Experimental characterization and numerical simulation of multi-phase reaction interfaces;
- Combustion behaviour of new energetic materials (e.g., nanomaterials, ionic liquids);
- Combustion mechanisms under extreme conditions (e.g., high pressure, low temperature, microgravity);
- Advanced diagnostic methods for the combustion of energetic materials;
- Environmental and safety impact assessment of energetic materials.
We welcome original research, reviews, short commentaries and case studies (innovations in experimental/simulation methods). Submissions must meet the academic standards of the Fire journal and be peer-reviewed to ensure scientific rigor.
Dr. Peihui Xu
Dr. Dongyang Qiu
Dr. Zonghou Huang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fire is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- energetic materials
- metal fuel
- ignition
- combustion
- combustion diagnostics
- molecular dynamics
- chemical kinetics
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