The Burning Behavior of TNT in the Closed Bomb

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Abstract:

The work shows that the physical structure of TNT breaks up during burning. Combustion proceeds on fragments with a new surface to volume ratio. The size, shape, and number of fragments is determined by the crystal pattern permitted to develop by the casting procedure. The intrinsic burning rate of TNT is very slow in relation to the rate of structural dissociation. Wax, the desensitizing agent used with TNT in the mixture Comp B, does not interact with TNT to modify its burning behavior.

Author(s):
Velicky, Rodolf W.
Author Organization(s):
ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER DOVER NJ LARGE CALIBER WEAPONSYSTEMS LAB
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Pagination:
0032

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Approved For Public Release, Document Partially Illegible
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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ARLCD-TR-83015
Task Number(s):
00
Project Number(s):
1L162603AH18
Monitor Series:
ARLCD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_5.3_Planning
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*COMBUSTION, *TNT, *GUN PROPELLANTS, *CLOSED BOMB TESTS, *DEFLAGRATION, DENSITY, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, FRAGMENTATION, PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, SURFACES, GEOMETRIC FORMS, MELTING, ADDITIVES, BURNING RATE, FRAGMENTS, WAXES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Ammunition and Explosives, Crystallography
Keyword(s):
COMPOSITION B EXPLOSIVE, PE62603A
Report Date:
1983 Mar 01