The Effect of Added Water on Explosive Performance as Measured by the Lidstone Cartridge Case Test

Abstract

The desensitising effect of water on the explosive performance of 15 substances has been assessed by cartridge case deformation tests. The results appear to be valid for explosive in quantities appreciably larger than the test samples. Variations in particle size of an explosive are not likely to be significant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0908918

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  • H. C. Sayce

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Picrate
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Chemistry
  • Detonations
  • Detonators
  • Electric Detonators
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Particle Size
  • Picric Acid
  • Styphnic Acids

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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • ballistics.