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Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — KClO3 (as received)/Icing Sugar
Abstract
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 a mixture of KClO3 as received from the manufacturer mixed with icing sugar, sized through a 100-mesh sieve—KClO3/icing sugar (AR) mixture. This material was selected because of the challenge of performing SSST testing of a mixture of two solid materials. The mixture was found to: 1) be more sensitive to impact than RDX, similar to PETN, 2) be the same or less sensitive to friction than PETN, and 3) to be less sensitive to spark than RDX. The thermal analysis showed that the mixture has thermally stability similar to RDX and is perhaps more energetic upon decomposition but variable results indicate sampling issues. Compared to the 100-mesh sieved counter part, the KClO3/icing sugar (-100) mixture, the AR mixture was found to be about the same sensitivity towards impact, friction and ESD.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC IHD), Indian Head, MD (United States). Indian Head Division
- Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL/RXQL), Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
- Applied Research Associates, Inc., Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Contributing Org.:
- Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC IHD), Indian Head, MD (United States); Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL/RXQL), Tyndall AFB, FL (United States); Applied Research Associates, Inc., Tyndall AFB, FL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1305827
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-TR-484715
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; small-scale safety testing; proficiency test; round-robin test; safety testing protocols; HME; RDX; potassium chlorate; sugar
Citation Formats
Sandstrom, Mary M., Brown, Geoffrey W., Preston, Daniel N., Pollard, Colin J., Warner, Kirstin F., Sorenson, Daniel N., Remmers, Daniel L., Shelley, Timothy J., Reyes, Jose A., Hsu, Peter C., Whipple, Richard E., and Reynolds, John G. Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — KClO3 (as received)/Icing Sugar. United States: N. p., 2011.
Web. doi:10.2172/1305827.
Sandstrom, Mary M., Brown, Geoffrey W., Preston, Daniel N., Pollard, Colin J., Warner, Kirstin F., Sorenson, Daniel N., Remmers, Daniel L., Shelley, Timothy J., Reyes, Jose A., Hsu, Peter C., Whipple, Richard E., & Reynolds, John G. Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — KClO3 (as received)/Icing Sugar. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1305827
Sandstrom, Mary M., Brown, Geoffrey W., Preston, Daniel N., Pollard, Colin J., Warner, Kirstin F., Sorenson, Daniel N., Remmers, Daniel L., Shelley, Timothy J., Reyes, Jose A., Hsu, Peter C., Whipple, Richard E., and Reynolds, John G. 2011.
"Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — KClO3 (as received)/Icing Sugar". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1305827. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1305827.
@article{osti_1305827,
title = {Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program — KClO3 (as received)/Icing Sugar},
author = {Sandstrom, Mary M. and Brown, Geoffrey W. and Preston, Daniel N. and Pollard, Colin J. and Warner, Kirstin F. and Sorenson, Daniel N. and Remmers, Daniel L. and Shelley, Timothy J. and Reyes, Jose A. and Hsu, Peter C. and Whipple, Richard E. and Reynolds, John G.},
abstractNote = {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 a mixture of KClO3 as received from the manufacturer mixed with icing sugar, sized through a 100-mesh sieve—KClO3/icing sugar (AR) mixture. This material was selected because of the challenge of performing SSST testing of a mixture of two solid materials. The mixture was found to: 1) be more sensitive to impact than RDX, similar to PETN, 2) be the same or less sensitive to friction than PETN, and 3) to be less sensitive to spark than RDX. The thermal analysis showed that the mixture has thermally stability similar to RDX and is perhaps more energetic upon decomposition but variable results indicate sampling issues. Compared to the 100-mesh sieved counter part, the KClO3/icing sugar (-100) mixture, the AR mixture was found to be about the same sensitivity towards impact, friction and ESD.},
doi = {10.2172/1305827},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1305827},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Mon May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
}