[PDF] Top 20 Performance and Sensitivity of Explosives pdf

... The security data have to describe very differing proper- ties. Shock sensitivity and thermal stability are preferred here, because the data are well accessible and only small sample amounts are needed. As a third ... See full document

... to explosives to enhance both blast effects and underwater ...the performance of both explosive and propellant ...far-field performance of explosive ...near-field performance evaluations, ... See full document

... of either DNT ( - 0.9 V vs NHE) or nitrobenzene ( - 1.15 V vs NHE), it is detected with highest sensitivity. A schematic diagram of the electron-transfer mechanism for the quenching of photoluminescence of the ... See full document

... This handy device detonates explosives when it is subjected to a shockwave from another explosion. Just the thing for setting up a complicated series of explo- sions triggered by each other. The Rating of the ... See full document

... and flow rate determines the total amount of airborne vapors collected in the trap. In the analysis position, the loop trap is rapidly heated by a capacitive discharge, which, with the aid of helium carrier gas, ... See full document

... The mechanical properties of propellants are important to the formulation of the desired propellant grains. During the pressure build-up process in a rocket motor such as during the ignition transient or unstable burning ... See full document

... 5. High-pressure closures. High-pressure closures are large blocks constructed of concrete or other material that can obstruct or greatly reduce the flow of blast effects and debris from an explosion, from or into a ... See full document

... Qualitative Comparison of CP with the Primary and Secondary Classes of Explosives sensitivity of unconfined materials to various stimuli explosive tvDe shock electrostatic discharge hot [r] ... See full document

... Straight dynamites are rarely used in general blasting work because of their high sensitivity to shock and friction and their high flammability. When detonated, they produce toxic fumes, which makes them ... See full document

... The mechanical properties of propellants are important to the formulation of the desired propellant grains. During the pressure build-up process in a rocket motor such as during the ignition transient or unstable burning ... See full document

... Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL has a continuing effort in the development of Paste Extrudable Explosives PEX for use in high performance.. quest, the paste could be injected[r] ... See full document

... Fundamental chemical reaction rates are temperature depend. However, the initiation process for a hetero- geneous explosive is dominated by peaks in the temperature field called hot spots. Numerical simulations typically ... See full document

... The detonation pressure is a function of the charge length, the charge diameter, the confinement, and the booster.. The interrelationships of these effects are yet to be determined so th[r] ... See full document

... 1.3.6 Forensic laboratories are encouraged to establish reference collections. The collections should contain explosives that the laboratory is likely to encounter. Digital images or photographs of a few examples ... See full document

... of explosives, propellants, projectiles, and fuzes had to be couched in general ...castable explosives like composition B and ...binary explosives, such as tetrytol and picratol, were developed for ... See full document

... Dynamite, Medium Velocity Picatinny Arsenal.. Dynamite 65% Gelatin.[r] ... See full document

... Sensitiveness high explosives 67 test results 71 Series firing of electric detonators 113 Shaped charge 158 commercial 150 military 158 Sheathed permitted explosive 83 Shell 154 Shockwav[r] ... See full document

... It is usually considered that only those nitro compounds possess explosive properties which contain at least two nitro groups attached to one benzene ring. However, Berthclot [81] noticed as long ago as 1887 that the ... See full document

... Determine the current, voltage, and power required to detonate the blasting caps of a circuit consisting of 20 special electric blasting caps connected in series, and 500 feet of the sta[r] ... See full document

... A colloidal solution containing 96-97 per cent, of nitro-glycerine and 4-3 per cent, of collodion cotton, on being mixed with saltpetre and wood-meal in a kneading-machine, yields Gelati[r] ... See full document