A CRITICAL CONDITION IN TIME-DEPENDENT THERMAL EXPLOSION THEORY,

Abstract

A criterion defining the explosion time as a function of initial temperature and surface temperature has been derived from an approximate solution of the heat conduction equation for the semi-infinite explosive x>0 at initial temperatures and surface temperature. The chemical reaction is assumed to follow zero order kinetics. For different values of the initial and surface temperatures, the derived explosion times are compared with those previously calculated from numerical solutions and the agreement is found to be satisfactory. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 1964
Accession Number
AD0447155

Entities

People

  • Julius W. Enig

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Kinetics
  • Surface Temperature

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.