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The influence of melting on the calculation of explosive induction time
Author(s) -
Sheldon J. W.
Publication year - 1988
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.19880130108
Subject(s) - explosive material , spheres , radius , mechanics , materials science , induction heating , melting point , thermodynamics , physics , chemistry , composite material , computer science , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , computer security , astronomy , electromagnetic coil
Calculated induction times to explosion for 1.0 cm radius spheres of TNT are reported. It is shown that an error of the order of 50% can be expected if the melting process is neglected.