Direct Initiation of Detonation in Unconfined Ethylene-Air Mixtures - Influence of Bag Size,

Abstract

The results of a series of field tests performed to determine the critical energy required for initiation of detonation in ethylene-air mixtures are described and discussed, with particular emphasis on the influence of the big size on the initiation and propagation of detonation. The tests were performed in a plastic bag 10 m long with a cross-sectional area of 1.83 m x 1.83 m using discs of Detasheet explosive as initiator charges at one end of the bag. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA125150

Entities

People

  • Clayton Coffey
  • Ingar O. Moen
  • James J. Gottlieb
  • John H. Lee
  • Steven B. Murray

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Blast Waves
  • Cameras
  • Detonation Waves
  • Detonations
  • Detonators
  • Ethylenes
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Explosives Initiators
  • Field Tests
  • Fuel Air Explosives
  • Ignition
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Sheet Explosives

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Explosive Engineering.