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Explosives Performance Potential ‐ A New Definition
Author(s) -
Krishna Mohan V.,
Tang Tong B.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.19840090106
Subject(s) - detonation , explosive material , detonation velocity , cube root , volume (thermodynamics) , mechanics , materials science , dimension (graph theory) , thermodynamics , power (physics) , mathematics , chemistry , physics , geometry , organic chemistry , pure mathematics
A new method for predicting explosive performance potential is suggested. This parameter, which has the dimension of power density, can be theoretically evaluated from three readily available quantities, as the product of the cube root of the volume ratio of detonation products to reactant, heat of detonation, and detonation velocity of the explosive. The calculated performance potential has been found to correlate well with the strength and brisance data for a number of explosives. Experimental detonation pressure gives equally satisfactory correlation; since its measurement is difficult, the approach advocated here is preferable.