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A Constant‐Density Gurney Approach to the Cylinder Test
Author(s) -
Reaugh John E.,
Souers P. Clark
Publication year - 2004
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.200400031
Subject(s) - cylinder , radius , constant (computer programming) , streak , mechanics , displacement (psychology) , explosive material , materials science , optics , physics , geometry , mathematics , chemistry , psychology , computer security , organic chemistry , computer science , psychotherapist , programming language
The previous analysis of the Cylinder test required the treatment of different wall thicknesses and wall materials separately. To fix this, the Gurney analysis is used, but this results in low values for full‐wall standard, ideal explosives relative to CHEETAH analyses. A new constant metal‐density model is suggested, which takes account of the thinning metal wall as the cylinder expands. With this model, the inner radius of the metal cylinder moves faster than the measured outer radius. Additional small corrections occur in all cylinders because of energy trapped in the copper walls. Also, the half‐wall cylinders have a small correction because the relative volumes of the gas products are smaller at a given outside wall displacement. The Fabry‐Perot and streak camera measurements are compared. The Fabry method is shown to equate to the constant density model.