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Review of Paste Explosives (PEX)
Author(s) -
Akhavan Jacqueline,
Andrews Matthew R.
Publication year - 2010
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.200900068
Subject(s) - explosive material , warhead , consistency (knowledge bases) , nanotechnology , position (finance) , forensic engineering , materials science , engineering , computer science , chemistry , business , aerospace engineering , artificial intelligence , organic chemistry , finance
In the early 1970s PEX were being developed in order to produce energetic compounds with a toothpaste‐like consistency so that the PEX could be moved into position when arming the warhead. In the late 1990s development work was conducted on PEX for the filling of small‐volume microdevices such as microactuators. More recently Cranfield University has just begun research into the development of SPEX. This review outlines the developments in high explosive pastes and concludes with future developments in PEX.