Techniques for the Estimation of Heats of Explosion (HEX) Using Thermochemical Codes

Abstract

Procedures are outlined for calculating the heats of explosion (HEX) of neat energetic materials or propellant/explosive formulations using thermochemical codes. The 'exact' method and three approximate techniques are described; the approximate techniques either eliminate the need to sum the internal energies of the predicted products, or eliminate the need to specify a freeze-out temperature. The various techniques are illustrated for HMX and a nitrocellulose/nitroglycerine (NC/NG) mixture.... Heat of explosion, Thermochemistry, BLAKE computer code, NASA-Lewis computer code, Approximation, HMX, Nitrocellulose, Nitroguanidine

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268584

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey B. Morris
  • Robert A. Fifer

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calorimeters
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Propellants
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Thermodynamics
  • Transport Properties

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation