DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TEST TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING THE COMPATIBILITY OF MATERIALS WITH LIQUID OXYGEN UNDER IMPACT

Abstract

The report summarizes the work done toward the development of suitable test methods for evaluating the compatibility of materials with liquid oxygen under impact. The work indicates that the potential explosive hazard of a material may be defined by two parameters: impact sensitivity and reaction intensity. Impact sensitivity is measured in terms of the drop height at which the material has a 50-percent probability of reaction. Reaction intensity is measured in terms of the maximum peak pressure of the air shock wave generated by the reaction. Detailed test methods for determining impact sensitivity and reaction intensity are proposed. It is recommended that tests be run on a wide variety of liquids, greases, and solids, in strict accordance with the proposed test methods, in order to establish their repeatability and reproducibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0824320

Entities

People

  • Burl B. Baber
  • P. M. Ku
  • W. R. Blackstone

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Electronic Components
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Liquid Oxygen
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Probability
  • Probes
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
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