Enhancing combustion efficiency and thrust performance of Al-Bi2O3 nanothermite through multilayer graphene incorporation

Key Points

• Thrust performance improved by 30% with multilayer graphene-enhanced Al-Bi2O3 nanothermite, indicating significant advancements in propulsion efficiency.
• Combustion efficiency metrics demonstrated a notable enhancement of 25% when graphene was incorporated into the thermite formulation.
• Assessment using energy output measurements confirmed that multilayer graphene effectively contributes to enhanced thermal conductivity in the thermite compounds.
• High-energy output results may enable future development in propulsion technologies, though practical applications require further validation.