Contact Alonso Romero Jabalquinto
Areas of expertise
- Explosives and Munitions
Background
Alonso Romero Jabalquinto holds a BEng degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute (Mexico). He also holds a MSc degree in Advanced Manufacturing Systems from CIATEQ-CONACYT (Mexico).
He has more than 10 years of industry experience, having worked for companies such as GE Aerospace, Valeo Lighting Systems and Ford Motor Company.
Alonso is currently conducting his PhD research with the Centre for Defence Chemisty at Cranfield Defence and Security, where he is investigating DB Rocket Propellant Decomposition Using HFC
Research opportunities
Solid rocket propulsion
NC based rocket propellants
Composite rocket propellants
Stability of NC-based propellants
Ageing of energetic materials
Numerical modelling for propellant stability determination
Current activities
Nitrocellulose-based propellant life assessment
Nitrocellulose-based propellant manufacturing
Energetic materials characterisation
Stability tests (High performance liquid chromatography-HPLC, Heat flow calorimetry-HFC)
Propellant stability simulation and modelling
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Jabalquinto AR, Mai N, Belghiche S & Gill PP. (2024). Modified Arrhenius kinetics for double base propellant decomposition: Effect of water. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 227
- Jabalquinto AR, Mai N, Mohammed Y & Gill PP. (2023). Influence of humidity on the decomposition process of double base rocket propellant. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 218
- Romero-Jabalquinto A, Velasco-Téllez A, Zambrano-Robledo P & Bermúdez-Reyes B. (2016). Feasibility of manufacturing combustion chambers for aeronautical use in Mexico. Journal of Applied Research and Technology, 14(3)