RADIATIVE EFFECTS ON EXPLOSIVE INSTABILITY

Abstract

The explosion limits associated with a given sample of an unstable compound are generally taken to be defined by the sample's temperature, pressure, composition, and size. In the presence of steady-state or pulsed radiative fields, these explosion limits are necessarily modified. Further photo-chemically significant radiation (e.g., U.V.) may play a markedly different role in this modification than does purely thermal radiation (I. R.). Examination is made of the role of both steady-state and pulsed radiative fields in the explosive behavior of unstable compounds. The analytic considerations are illustrated for the case of the mixed hydrazine family of reactants as well as for ozone.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0807548

Entities

People

  • Abraham L. Berlad
  • Ernest R. Buley

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Critical Temperature
  • Decomposition
  • Dissociation
  • Explosives
  • Flux Density
  • Heat Loss
  • Photolysis
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Quantum Yields
  • Radiation
  • Rocket Engines

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  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.