Experimental Investigations into the Deflagration to Detonation Transition at TNO/PML

Abstract

This report presents an overview of the experimental research that has been performed at TNO-PML from 1988 to 1991 on the subject of the transition from a deflagration to a detonation (DDT) in solid explosives. A full description is given of the set-up used for the experiments, of the development in time of the set-up and of the rationale for the applied changes. Among the experimental results that are presented, the influence on the DDT process is shown of variations in parameters such as the tube geometry, the explosive density, the particle size and the igniter strength. The results obtained at a relatively low wall thickness of the test-tube are particularly notable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266753

Entities

People

  • E. G. De Jong
  • H. J. Verbeek
  • R. Oostdam

Organizations

  • Prins Maurits Laboratorium TNO

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Deflagration
  • Detonations
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Optical Fibers
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Thickness
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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