Benchtop Insensitivity: First Steps with Shocked PETN

Abstract

"Insensitive Munitions (IM) are conventional weapons and ordnance that fulfill their performance objectives while minimizing collateral damage if exposed to stimuli including fires, impact and shock threats." "The statutory requirement for IM is set forth in U.S. Code, Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, chapter 141, Section 2389..." ... Department of Defense Acquisition Manager's Handbook for Insensitive Munitions, Jan 2004, Rev 1.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA475346

Entities

People

  • Mario E. Fajardo
  • William K Lewis

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Collateral Damage
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detonations
  • Dynamics
  • Energetic Materials
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Research
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Munitions

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Software Engineering