Tri-Service Symposium on Explosives Testing (5th) Held in Silver Spring, Maryland on April 14 - 15, 1993. Volume 2

Abstract

The parameters which influence the experimentally determined shock sensitivity of an energetic material are discussed. The results of Foan and Coley and other literature data are used to illustrate the importance of the pressure-time loading on the acceptor in defining a 50% point. It is recommended that a common gap test system be adopted. A possible system, based upon the NSWC ELSGT, is proposed. Some preliminary data are presented showing the potential usefulness of such a system. Numerical simulation of the pressure-time shock loadings for various sizes of donor and attenuator in a gap test provide valuable insight into how test results (50% points) can be dictated by the donor configuration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1993
Accession Number
ADA275590

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Composite Materials
  • Detonations
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Flight Decks
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Surface Warfare
  • Uss Theodore Roosevelt

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.