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Formulation Development of Dial-A-Drive PETN-Based Explosives

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Hot-spot mechanisms at the grain-scale play an important role in explosive behavior, especially in shock initiation sensitivity, and detonation properties coupled to shock-initiability.To better understand how dilution of energetic concentration affects its performance, we investigated the detonation properties of dilute plastic bonded explosives (PBX) comprised of 20-60 wt.% PETN in a silicone-based polymeric binder.With the intention of probing low performance in dilute PBX formulations, we attempted to get a formulation with a PCJ as low as 3 GPa and a Dvel of 3 mm/μs as well as cast densities within 3% of the theoretical maximum density to ensure consistent void-volume control.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Author: Landeros, C M [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Bukovsky, E V [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]; Springer, H K [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]

Institution: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Energetic Materials and Combustion

Subfield: Mechanics of Materials

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Awards: G1356433355, G14554683, G2145270357, G217780377, G991281326

OpenAlex ID: W4401979290

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