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Inside Cover: Evaluation of the Deuterium Isotope Effect in the Detonation of Aluminum Containing Explosives (Prop., Explos., Pyrotech. 1/2018)
Author(s) -
Tappan Bryce C.,
Bowden Patrick R.,
Manner Virginia W.,
Leiding Jeffery A.,
Jakulewicz Micah S.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.201880102
Subject(s) - detonation , explosive material , deuterium , kinetic energy , kinetic isotope effect , copper , chemistry , cover (algebra) , isotope , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , atomic physics , physics , nuclear physics , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering , quantum mechanics
The inside cover picture shows the expansion of a copper cylinder containing hydrazinium nitrate based explosives, with and without deuterium substitution. Using high‐fidelity detonation velocity and wall expansion velocity measurements, the kinetic isotope effect was utilized to probe reactions between Al and detonation product gases. By varying explosives with either H or D and including Al, data indicate that Al oxidation occurs on an extremely fast time scale, with post‐detonation kinetic isotope effects observed in carbon containing formulations. Details are discussed in the article by Bryce C. Tappan et al. on page 62 ff.