Detonation Susceptibility and Detonation Capacity of Heat-Resistant Explosives,
Abstract
Various Soviet heat stable explosives and cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine were investigated. The minimum charge of Pb azide and Ag azide initiating explosion of heat stable explosives at elevated temperatures (up to 270 degrees) was determined. The dependence of critical diameter of charge of heat stable explosives on temperature (up to 270 degrees) was studied. Prolonged heating close to the thermal decomposition temperature results in a decrease of detonation susceptibility and detonation capacity. At high hydrostatic pressures, the decrease of detonation susceptibility and detonation capacity is caused by the phlegmatizing action of H2O, which penetrates into the pores of the compressed explosive charge. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 25, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0751959
Entities
People
- A. S. Derzhavets
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center