Molecular Level Modeling of the Mechanism of Shock Initiation of Solid Explosives,

Abstract

This work represents an attempt to consider on a fundamental level how shock or impact can cause chemical reactions in certain solids in order to gain insight into the factors which determine sensitivity to explosion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090427

Entities

People

  • F. J. Owens

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Decomposition
  • Dissociation
  • Energetic Materials
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Ground State
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Probability

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Theoretical Analysis.