A Critical Assessment of Burn Models Available for Implementation into a Computer Code to Model Shock Initiation of Heterogeneous Explosives

Abstract

Several recent models for the shock initiation of heterogeneous explosives are presented, concentrating on those models which have proved to be the most successful. Particular attention is given to models which are capable of simulating the effect of particle size on sensitivity, and can be readily incorporated into single phase hydrodynamic computer codes. Other models are also briefly considered. Recommendations are made regarding the suitability of some of these models for MRL use. (EDC)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215064

Entities

People

  • David A. Jones

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Decomposition
  • Energetic Materials
  • Energy Transfer
  • Explosives
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Grain Size
  • Hydrocodes
  • Ignition
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Payload

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Programming and Software Development.