Journal
PROPELLANTS EXPLOSIVES PYROTECHNICS
Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages 198-206Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/prep.201100138
Keywords
HMX; Aluminum; Lithium fluoride; Detonation; Non-ideal
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- United States Department of Energy [DE-AC52-06NA25396]
- Agnew National Security Fellowship
- Campaign 2
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In order to improve understanding of how aluminum contributes in non-ideal explosive mixtures, cast-cured formulations have been analyzed in a series of cylinder tests and plate-pushing experiments. This study describes the contribution of 15?% aluminum (median size of 3.2 mu m) vs. lithium fluoride (an inert substitute for aluminum; <5 mu m) in cast-cured HMX formulations in different temporal regimes. Small cylinder tests were performed to analyze the detonation and wall velocities (120 mu s) for these formulations. Near-field blast effects of 58 mm diameter spherical charges were measured at 152 mm and 254 mm using steel plate acceleration. Pressure measurements at 1.52 m gave information about free-field pressure at several milliseconds. While the observed detonation velocities for all formulations were within uncertainty, significantly higher cylinder wall velocities, plate velocities, and pressures were observed for the aluminum formulations at =2 mu s. Additionally, hydrocode calculations were performed to determine how non-ideal behavior affected the plate test results. Collectively, this work gives a clearer picture of how aluminum contributes to detonation on timescales from 1 mu s to about 2 ms, and how the post-detonation energy release contributes to wall velocities and blast effects. The experiments indicate that significant aluminum reactions occur after the CJ plane, and continue to contribute to expansion at late times.
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