Extremely Insensitive Detonating Substance Tests

Abstract

The United Nations (UN) Committee of Expects on Transportation of Dangerous Goods approved a new test protocol (UN Test Series 7) and a new hazard class/division (CID 1.6) in 1988. C/D 1.6 was developed to classify extremely insensitive explosive articles that contain only extremely insensitive detonating substances (EIDS) as determined by passing the criteria of UN Test Series 7. The United States Air Force has played a major role in advancing the development of EIDS. This paper describes in particular, the current substance tests of Test Series 7, some of their shortcomings, and recommendations for improvements in these tests. Formulation effects for bomb and warhead fills are described elsewhere.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA529578

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Graham

Organizations

  • ARCO

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • High Explosives
  • Impact Tests
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Standards
  • Sympathetic Detonations
  • Test Methods
  • United States

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design