A Characterization Study of Several Heat Resistant Explosives in Mild Detonating Cords

Abstract

A study was made of the performance of three new heat resistant explosives fabricated into mild detonating cords. Cords were exposed to temperatures from 280 C to 326 C in sealed copper tubes. After exposure to these temperatures, the cord detonation velocity was measured. The dynamic compressibility and heat of formation of TPT were also determined. TPT was judged to be the best explosive for heat resistant detonating cord and was characterized to generate data for a procurement specification.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 1976
Accession Number
ADB015229

Entities

People

  • E. E. Kilmer

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Calorimeters
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Copper
  • Detonating Cord
  • Detonations
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Maryland
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Weapons

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