Detonator-Effects Investigation of AXEUMM Experiments

Abstract

AXEUMM experiments were conducted to investigate the presence/absence of jetting at the charge surface of detonating energetic materials due to the detonator employed. Experiments are conducted using gram-range spherical charges in the blast chamber at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory s Detonation Science Facility. Early-time high-speed images of the detonation wave s breakout and air shock wave s early-time expansion are captured using a high-speed intensified camera. Explosively driven air shock waves are qualitatively analyzed throughout their early-time expansion. Captured images are shown to exhibit a nearly spherical air shock wave throughout early-time expansion without the presence of jetting due to the detonator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA588096

Entities

People

  • Matthew M. Biss
  • Richard Benjamin
  • Ronnie Thompson
  • William Sickels

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Composite Images
  • Composite Materials
  • Detonation Waves
  • Detonations
  • Detonators
  • Energetic Materials
  • Exploding Wires
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Petn
  • Rdx
  • Shock Waves
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Rocket Propulsion.