Time-Dependent Temperature Measurements in Post-Detonation Combustion: Current State-of-the-Art Methods and Emerging Technologies

Abstract

Measurement of energy release and the kinetics of energy release are of fundamental and ongoing importance. The energy release processes associated with explosives are of particular interest to the defense community, but measurements are often made difficult by the fast timescales involved. For gram-scale explosive samples, detonation is typically completed within several microseconds. Subsequent afterburning of under-oxidized detonation products can then produce a fireball that persists for several milliseconds. Unfortunately, the timescales associated with these processes limit the measurement techniques that can be employed. The high temperatures and pressures involved in the explosion also limit measurement options since any sensors employed must be able to withstand the extreme environment, or at least transmit the required data before being destroyed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1006208

Entities

People

  • Eduardo G. Yukihara
  • Nick Glumac
  • William K Lewis

Organizations

  • University of Dayton Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Combustion
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Lasers
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Systems Analysis and Design