Velocity of Detonation and Charge Diameter in some RDX-Driven Heterogenous Explosives: PBXW-115, PBXN-111, H-6 and Composition B.

Abstract

Experimental data on the dependence of velocity of detonation on charge diameter, V(d), of unconfined cylindrical charges of the underwater explosives, PBXW-115 (Aust), PBXN-111 and Composition H-6, and of Composition B, the explosive charge fill offered by Nordic Defence Industries for the Danish Mine Disposal Charge, Damdic, are given. These data are analysed in terms of the previously-reported empirical relationship between the V(d), the detonation velocity at infinite charge diameter (D*) and the reaction zone length parameter, (a*).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA319319

Entities

People

  • D. J. Whelan
  • G. Bocksteiner
  • R. Swinton

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Australia
  • Chemistry
  • Detonations
  • Energetic Materials
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Particle Size
  • Plastic Bonded Explosives
  • Standards
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering