Growth of Burning to Detonation in Liquids and Solids.

Abstract

The initiation and propagation of explosion in liquids and solids has been studied with special reference to the role played by discontinuities in promoting sensitivity and the deflagration detonation transition. In liquid explosives the role of cavities on the transition to, and propagation of, a low velocity detonation has been studied for various liquids in both thin film and three-dimensional confinement. The growth of fast reaction in single crystals of lead and silver azide has been investigated using high speed photography. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0736532

Entities

People

  • David Tabor
  • John E. Field
  • Numawar M. Chaudhri

Organizations

  • University of Cambridge

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • High Speed Photography
  • Liquid Explosives
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photography
  • Single Crystals
  • Thin Films
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.