ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS IN DETONATING PENTOLITE AND COMPOSITION B

Abstract

The mean resistivity of detonating pentolite (0.89 ohm-cm) and Comp. B (0.29 ohm-cm) was measured. The zones of highest conductivity in 2.5 cm diam pentolite and Comp. B charges were about 1 cm long at the axis of the charge, narrowing to less than 0.1 cm at the surface. Measurements of the precise position of the conduction front in baratol indicate that it is located within the von Neumann spike. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267355

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Jameson

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Electrical Measurement
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Measurement
  • Pentolite

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.