Concepts of Ideal and Nonideal Explosives.
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to stimulate discussion on the nonideality of ammonium nitrate and its composite explosives. The concept of ideal and nonideal explosives is explored, which leads to a discussion of the relationship between theory and experiment of the diameter effect. The behavior of some nonideal explosives is considered, and it is suggested that these explosives may tend to be ideal at large diameters. For composites containing nonideal explosives, the trend in approaching ideal behavior may be due, in part, to the lowering of the large diameter requirement by the small particle size and the relatively low effective density of the nonideal explosive in the composite.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA111302
Entities
People
- O. Sandus
Organizations
- United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center