Growth of Burning to Detonation in Liquids and Solids

Abstract

A high-speed photographic study was made of the initiation of explosive liquids (using sparks and impact) and of single crystals of explosive solids (using shock and hot wires). The physical homogeneity of the material was shown to have a marked effect on its sensitivity. Studies of the fracture of inert solids demonstrated the importance of geometry on the fragmentation process. Various branches of classical explosion theory were extended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0628915

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People

  • F. P. Bowden

Organizations

  • University of Cambridge

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Chemistry
  • Contracts
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fulminates
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Liquid Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Materials
  • Scientific Research
  • Single Crystals

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