NEW DATA ON THE SENSITIVITY OF CONDENSED EXPLOSIVES TO MECHANICAL SHOCK

Abstract

A new concept of mechanical impulse may be the quantitative measure of the sensitivity of an explosive. The dimensionality of such an impulse corresponds to the dimensionality of the specific deformation power and is characterized by the 'intensity' of the mechanical energy absorbed in individual places in the explosive being deformed (the rate of absorption of mechanical energy). On the basis of the new concept of the nature of the impulse and the results of tentative experiments, certain phenomena in mechanical effects on an explosive are explained. The main reason predetermining the scattering of the results during repeated experiments is noted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0834333

Entities

People

  • N. A. Kholevo

Organizations

  • Joint Publications Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetry
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Decomposition
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Frequency
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Mechanical Energy
  • Shock
  • Test Methods
  • Translations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Spectroscopy.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design