Investigation of Low-Velocity Detonation Phenomena in Liquid Monopropellants and Explosives

Abstract

Theoretical and experimental studies were conducted to gain a basic understanding of low-velocity detonation (LVD) in confined energetic liquids. The main objective of the theoretical study was to develop satisfactory models for the initiation and propagation of LVD. LVD was modeled as a reactive shock discontinuity propagating in a liquid cavitated by liquid-wall interactions. A study of Hugoniot curves and numerical calculations on burning bubbles were undertaken to determine the amount of reaction required to support the wave.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0779802

Entities

People

  • David C. Erlich
  • Michael Cowperthwaite

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Differential Equations
  • Discontinuities
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Explosives
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hot Spots
  • Ignition
  • Mass Transfer
  • Numbers
  • Thermodynamics
  • Vapor Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.