ADAPTATION OF CONTINUOUS WIRE METHOD FOR MEASURING TRANSIENT PHENOMENA

Abstract

The development of a continuous ionization sensor which can be used to study detonation and predetonation phenomena in solid propellants and explosives is discussed. The system described is capable of following the progress of an ionized front down a charge and at the same time it measures the resistance or conductance of the front. During the evaluation of the technique, a number of explosives were used (TNT, Comp B, Pentolite). The results are discussed qualitatively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1963
Accession Number
AD0419053

Entities

People

  • Donna Price
  • Irving Jaffe

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • California
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Contracts
  • Explosives
  • Ionization
  • Maryland
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propellants
  • Standards
  • Steady State
  • United States
  • Virginia
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.