ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFETY DESIGN CRITERIA FOR HIGH ENERGY PROPELLANT MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE FACILITIES

Abstract

The data and discussion presented are based on controlled explosions where studies of the effects of blast and fragments on initiation of acceptor charges are made. The effect of blast on sympathetic detonation is discussed in terms of peak pressure developed by detonation of donor explosive and sensitivity of the acceptor charge. A method is discussed for predicting the vulnerability to high-order detonation of an explosive (or high-energy propellant) system by fragment impact in terms of geometry of the system and explosive properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0406087

Entities

People

  • Leon W. Saffian

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Blast
  • Design Criteria
  • Detonations
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Propellants
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • New Jersey
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Sympathetic Detonations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.