INITIATION OF DETONATION RESULTING FROM COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES

Abstract

A continuation of research conducted on deflagration to detonaion in propellants and explosives is presented. Initiation mechanisms and the role of cavitation on the propagation of detonation is emphasized. Simultaneous use of both high-speed photographic and electronic instrumentation is being made to facilitate interpretation of events preceding and during development of detonation in high explosives and propellants. Additionally, detonability studies are made on new high energy propellants as they become available. They are produced in very limited quantities and must be evaluated in small scale tests using comined instrumentation techniques; results of such studies are compared to common high-explosive behavior under similar conditions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 1962
Accession Number
AD0275876

Entities

People

  • C.r. Summers
  • F.c. Gibson
  • F.h. Scott

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cavitation
  • Combustion
  • Deflagration
  • Detonations
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Propellants
  • High Explosives
  • Instability
  • Instrumentation
  • Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics