Explosive Response to Fragments: Venting Studies

Abstract

This report is a summary of work supporting the modeling of fragment initiation of cased explosives and propellants. It describes research into the effects of venting and fuel temperature on rapid pressurization of partially vented devices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA176599

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Graham

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Energetic Materials
  • Equations
  • Explosives
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition
  • Isotherms
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Pressurization
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermal Analysis
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • ballistics.