Simple Techniques for Predicting Sympathetic Detonation and Fast and Slow Cookoff Reactions of Munitions
Abstract
This report describes simple techniques, which have been developed over many years, that can be used as predictive tools. A simple data plot of given munition diameter versus large-scale gap test data on a given explosive is used tp predict its response to shock-to-detonation transition. The techniques for predicting fast or slow cookoff time and severity of a reaction use laboratory data on the explosive, transient heat flow equations, and small-scale cookoff bomb (SCB) test results for the reaction.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA197687
Entities
People
- Jack M. Pakulak Jr.
Organizations
- Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake