STRESS WAVES IN BOUNDED MEDIA

Abstract

A program to compare the performance of 1.1-inch diameter precision shaped charge assemblies loaded with either a liquid explosive or a solid explosive was completed and is discussed in this report. It was found that the use of the liquid explosive resulted in improved performance at very long standoffs. In addition, studies related to the phenomena of detonation quenching were made, using electronic instrumentation to study the behavior of detonation waves entering a dynamically precompressed region of explosives. A marked difference was observed between the solid and liquid explosives used. Several new methods for increasing energy transfer from detonating explosives were also explored.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1966
Accession Number
AD0646495

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Gibson
  • Karl R. Becker
  • Richard W. Watson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Composite Materials
  • Detonation Waves
  • Detonations
  • Diameters
  • Energy Transfer
  • Explosives
  • Gages
  • Liquid Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Pressure Gages
  • Shaped Charges
  • Stress Waves
  • Thickness
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics