Deflagration to Shock to Detonation Transition of Energetic Propellants.
Abstract
It is well known that explosive-based propellants are susceptible to detonation from the controlled deflagration mode of combustion. In some instances a confined zone of granulated propellant adjacent to a zone of cast propellant can provide a rapid enough pressure-rise rate to shock initiate the cast material. If the cast propellant has voids, the detonation will initiate at some location ahead of the granulated bed/cast material interface. This report is a summary of the research activities that focus on the analysis and modeling of the physics of such highly transient flows.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA144469
Entities
People
- C. Cudak
- H. Krier
- P. B. Butler
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign