ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED STANDARDS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS. I. A METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY OF PROPELLANTS AND EXPLOSIVES TO UNDERGO TRANSITION FROM DEFLAGRATION TO DETONATION

Abstract

A new approach to the classification of high energy propellants and explosives according to their susceptibility to undergo transition to detonation shows promising results. The method involves the burning of large solid cylinders of the material under consideration in a closed bomb at high pressure. At a pressure which is characteristic for each composition and condition, the burning rate vs. pressure curve obtained shows a marked deviation from the results predicted from strand burning tests. This deviation is indicative of a pre-detonation reaction which takes place in the explosive and which could proceed into detonation if sufficient material were available. Two secondary explosives and a number of rocket propellants were tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0260404

Entities

People

  • C. E. Mcknight
  • L. Shulman
  • S. Wachtell

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Closed Bomb Tests
  • Composite Propellants
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • High Pressure
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Propellants
  • Single Base Propellants
  • Solid Propellants
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Theoretical Analysis.