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Reformulation of solid propellants and high explosives: An environmentally benign means of demilitarizing explosive ordnance
Author(s) -
Wulfman David S.,
Sitton Oliver,
Nixon F. Terry,
Podzimek Myroslava,
Worsey Gillian,
Beistel Donald,
Worsey Paul,
Burch Dan,
Johnson Mike
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450750510
Subject(s) - explosive material , propellant , nuclear engineering , materials science , environmental science , waste management , aerospace engineering , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry
Polymer Bound Explosives (PBXs) and Class 1.1 Military Propellants have been reformulated for use in the mining industry. There is a minimal waste stream. The explosives are sensitive to initiation by a #8 cap. Impact sensitivities have routinely passed 5 kg meter stimuli, initiation by 50,000 V AC and the BAM friction protocols at 1000 rpm under a 11 kg load for 10 seconds. The explosives were packed into sticks, slurried or used as pourable mixes. VoDs of 2.4 to 6.2 km/s were realized with τ = 0.9 — 1.35 t/m 3 . The explosives have powers comparable to a range of dynamites. The Beaver Code based upon Lotus 1.2.3 —g TM was developed to predict explosive properties.