Open AccessExplosive performance. Quarterly report, July--September, 1969
Author(s) -
J.K. Rigdon
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/532483
Subject(s) - explosive material , detonation , shock (circulatory) , mechanics , detonation velocity , shaped charge , shock wave , materials science , charge (physics) , geology , physics , chemistry , medicine , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
This project is for experimentally determining the detonation pressure, etc., of explosives. The detonation pressure of several sizes of PBX 9404 charges was determined using the aquarium technique. Pressure data (from the larger shots) were generally in good agreement with the quoted values for PBX 9404 in these geometries. The small unconfined charge pressure values were consistently about 6% below the accepted 375 kbar value. Experimental shock velocity and computed pressure data are reported
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