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Statistical Assessment Methods for the Sensitivity of Energetic Materials
Author(s) -
Alouaamari Mohamed,
Lefebvre Michel H.,
Perneel Christiaan,
Herrmann Michael
Publication year - 2008
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.200800210
Subject(s) - sensitivity (control systems) , particle (ecology) , task (project management) , characterization (materials science) , computer science , process engineering , materials science , environmental science , reliability engineering , engineering , nanotechnology , systems engineering , geology , oceanography , electronic engineering
The joint research project Particle Processing and Characterization was started in March 2003 under the EUROPA ERG1 Arrangement, with the objective to study the influence of crystallization and processing techniques on particle quality and its implication for the formulation of PBX with IM behavior. As sensitivity assessment is a crucial task of the project, impact sensitivity tests of HMX and RDX samples have been performed at two different laboratories, and several statistical techniques have been tested in addition to the standard BAM “1/6” and Bruceton “up and down” methods.