Open AccessExplosive performance. Quarterly report, April--June, 1970
Author(s) -
P.E. Kramer
Publication year - 1970
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/532491
Subject(s) - detonation , explosive material , sensitivity (control systems) , exponential function , shock (circulatory) , wedge (geometry) , mechanics , cylinder , series (stratigraphy) , mathematics , physics , environmental science , geology , mathematical analysis , engineering , geometry , geography , medicine , electronic engineering , archaeology , paleontology
The objectives of this study are the determination of detonation velocity, shock sensitivity, impact sensitivity, etc.; and the acquisition of high precision one-dimensional hydrodynamic data for use in establishing detonation product equations of state, performance of explosives, etc. A three-shot wedge test series was fired with RX-08-AZ. In terms of transmitted pressure, its sensitivity is comparable to that of LX-09-0. An exponential model was studied as a possible substitute for polynomials in fitting cylinder test data