Research Program on Conversion of Explosive Energy

Abstract

The investigation of the effect of seeding explosives to enhance their electrical conductivity continued. Measurements of reaction zone resistivity using T-probes were made in both unseeded Comp B and in Comp B seeded wit 1% cesium perchlorate. Effort in the shaped charge collision work was directed toward obtaining a time resolved spectrum of the event by means of a direct-view prism in front of the streak camera. The mechanical protection of the capacitor bank has been the subject of some work. Test firings of portions of the bank have been performed to check that the explosive loading will not exceed the allowable limits of the structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0273277

Entities

People

  • S. J. Lukasik

Organizations

  • Stevens Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Capacitors
  • Conductivity
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Government Procurement
  • Inductance
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • New Jersey
  • Shaped Charge Jets
  • Shaped Charges
  • Short Circuits
  • Spectra
  • Streak Cameras

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.