COMPARISON OF THE UNDERWATER POWER OF EXPLOSIVES IN SMALL CHARGES. XI. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TEST PROCEDURES

Abstract

Four explosives pressed to three densities and boostered with truncated cones of pressed pentolite were used to continue a study to determine optimum density and boostering for underwater evaluation of small charges. The results show that shock-insensitive mixtures will not fire reliably unless pressed at 90% TMD or less.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 03, 1967
Accession Number
AD0811820

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Niffenegger
  • Thomas B. Heathcote

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Bubbles
  • Charge Density
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Coefficients
  • Energy
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Mass Production
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Particle Size
  • Pentolite
  • Shock Waves
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wave Power

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.