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Influence of the Initiation Intensity on the Radial Detonation Breakthrough
Author(s) -
Held Manfred
Publication year - 1995
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.19950200505
Subject(s) - detonation , booster (rocketry) , shaped charge , explosive material , intensity (physics) , materials science , charge (physics) , mechanics , chemistry , optics , physics , aerospace engineering , engineering , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Initiation intensity of a booster charge was varied by inserting plexiglass layers of different thicknesses. The time differences between shockwave arrival in the acceptor charge and the axial and radial detonation breakthroughs were determined, as well as the distance of the first radial breakthrough from the initiation plane ‐ referred to as the 90° distance Δs or Corner Turning Distance (CTD). Changes in the initiation time and Δs are small as long as the initiation intensity is sufficiently above to the threshold value. This result applies for cast explosive charges, TNT/RDX (35/65), Composition B type charges, and high performance pressed charges, HMX/Binder (96/4).