Shock-to-Detonation Transition simulations

Technical Report · Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1193613· OSTI ID:1193613

Menikoff, Ralph ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Shock-to-detonation transition (SDT) experiments with embedded velocity gauges provide data that can be used for both calibration and validation of high explosive (HE) burn models. Typically, a series of experiments is performed for each HE in which the initial shock pressure is varied. Here we describe a methodology for automating a series of SDT simulations and comparing numerical tracer particle velocities with the experimental gauge data. Illustrative examples are shown for PBX 9502 using the HE models implemented in the xRage ASC code at LANL.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1193613
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-15-25266
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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