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Accession Number:
AD0260404
Title:
ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPROVED STANDARDS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS. I. A METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY OF PROPELLANTS AND EXPLOSIVES TO UNDERGO TRANSITION FROM DEFLAGRATION TO DETONATION
Corporate Author:
PICATINNY ARSENAL DOVER NJ AMMUNITION GROUP
Report Date:
1961-06-01
Abstract:
A new approach to the classification of high energy propellants and explosives according to their susceptibility to undergo transition to detonation shows promising results. The method involves the burning of large solid cylinders of the material under consideration in a closed bomb at high pressure. At a pressure which is characteristic for each composition and condition, the burning rate vs. pressure curve obtained shows a marked deviation from the results predicted from strand burning tests. This deviation is indicative of a pre-detonation reaction which takes place in the explosive and which could proceed into detonation if sufficient material were available. Two secondary explosives and a number of rocket propellants were tested.
Pages:
0078
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Document partially illegible.
File Size:
2.08MB
