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Title: Historical Survey: German Research on Hydrogen Peroxide/Alcohol Explosives

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1177376· OSTI ID:1177376
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Discussion of HP/fuel explosives in the scientific literature dates back to at least 1927. A paper was published that year in a German journal entitled On Hydrogen Peroxide Explosives [Bamberger and Nussbaum 1927]. The paper dealt with HP/cotton/Vaseline formulations, specifically HP89/cotton/Vaseline (76/15/9) and (70/8.5/12.5). The authors performed experiments with charge masses of 250-750 g and charge diameters of 35-45 mm. This short paper provides brief discussion on the observed qualitative effects of detonations but does not report detonation velocities.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1177376
Report Number(s):
SAND2015-0133R; 560399
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English