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Influence of Anvil Properties on RDX Thin Layer Ignition Behavior
Author(s) -
Yakaboski Otmar,
Kumar Ashok V.
Publication year - 2017
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.201600301
Subject(s) - materials science , ignition system , shielded cable , composite material , autoignition temperature , flow (mathematics) , profilometer , particle (ecology) , explosive material , layer (electronics) , drop (telecommunication) , forensic engineering , mechanics , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , chemistry , electrical engineering , oceanography , physics , organic chemistry , geology , surface roughness , engineering
We report on a drop‐impact protocol that arrests sample radial flow to isolate how anvil properties influence ignition in a thin layer of RDX powder. To eliminate sliding friction as a probable heating mechanism, flow arrestment was provided by a waxed weighing paper that shielded the RDX layer from direct contact with the impact surfaces. RDX reaction sensitivity under bare and shielded conditions for the standard O1 hardened steel anvil was compared with that for two deformable anvil types: 1018 steel and C110 copper. Profilometer measurements of anvil deformation and paper impressions quantified anvil plastic work and final radial flow displacement. Post‐test particle analyses correlated particle size distribution to ignition results. Experiments indicated that the impact energy absorbed by the anvils was varied and inhibited ignition accordingly. For the standard anvil, ignition was not inhibited under flow arrestment, suggesting that significant radial sliding or flow is not essential for thin layer ignition.