Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — Bullseye^® Smokeless Powder

Technical Report · Thu May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1305823· OSTI ID:1305823

Sandstrom, Mary M. ^[1]; Brown, Geoffrey W. ^[1]; Preston, Daniel N. ^[1]; Pollard, Colin J. ^[1]; Warner, Kirstin F. ^[2]; Sorensen, Daniel N. ^[2]; Remmers, Daniel L. ^[2]; Phillips, Jason J. ^[3]; Shelley, Timothy J. ^[4]; Reyes, Jose A. ^[5]; Hsu, Peter C. ^[6]; Reynolds, John G. ^[6]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
2. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, MD (United States). Indian Head Division
3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
4. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Redstone Arsenal, AL (United States)
5. Applied Research Associates, Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
6. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

The Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) program is conducting a proficiency study for Small- Scale Safety and Thermal (SSST) testing of homemade explosives (HMEs). Described here are the results for impact, friction, electrostatic discharge, and differential scanning calorimetry analysis of Bullseye^® smokeless powder (Gunpowder). The participants found the Gunpowder: 1) to have a range of sensitivity to impact, from less than RDX to almost as sensitive as PETN, 2) to be moderately sensitive to BAM and ABL friction, 3) have a range for ESD, from insensitive to more sensitive than PETN, and 4) to have thermal sensitivity about the same as PETN and RDX.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Contributing Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, MD (United States); Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Redstone Arsenal, AL (United States); Applied Research Associates, Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396; AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1305823
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR-637818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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safety testing protocols
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