THE EFFECT OF PRESSURE ON THE AUTOIGNITION OF OCTAHYDRO-1,3,5,7- TETRANITRO,-1,3,5,7,-TETRAZINE (HMX)

Abstract

The autoignition of HMX under various conditions of initial pressure yields a family of curves similar to those encountered in rate of burning studies of propellents. From this a hypotheses that the two phenomena are coupled is developed. A description of current theories of thermal decomposition of explosives, autoignition techniques, and the polymorphs of HMX is presented. A new machine for sealing standard Pyrex melting point tubes under various conditions of initial pressure is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0829406

Entities

People

  • William M. Truesdell

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boiling Point
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Decomposition
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Melting Point
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • ballistics.