COMPARISON OF CURVATURE OF DETONATION FRONT IN AP WITH THAT FOUND IN SOME CONVENTIONAL EXPLOSIVES

Abstract

The original purpose of this work was to obtain data necessary for the design of experiments in which particle velocity (u) could be measured by a new electromagnetic method. It was soon apparent that a knowledge of the curvature of the detonation front was needed for the measurement of detonation velocity as well as for u. Hence, a study was made of 50-51 mm diameter charges of AP, NQ, TNT, and RDX to provide the necessary data. The most important result of the work is the finding that the detonation front acquires a constant curvature after a fairly short run in AP charges and also in some low density conventional explosives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709917

Entities

People

  • Donna Price
  • John O. Erkman

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED

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  • Experimental Design
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Hydraulic Presses
  • Materials
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  • Munitions
  • Particle Size
  • Pentolite
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  • United States

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  • Physics

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