Integrated Data Collection Analysis (IDCA) Program - NaClO₃/Icing Sugar

Technical Report · Mon Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1305885· OSTI ID:1305885

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]; Shelley, Timothy J. ^[3]; Reyes, Jose A. ^[4]; Hsu, Peter C. ^[5]; Reynolds, John G. ^[5]

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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. Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Tyndall Air Force Base, FL (United States)
4. Applied Research Associates, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL (United States)
5. 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 a mixture of NaClO₃ and icing sugar—NaClO₃/icing sugar mixture. The mixture was found to: be more sensitive than RDX but less sensitive than PETN in impact testing (180-grit sandpaper); be more sensitive than RDX and about the same sensitivity as PETN in BAM fiction testing; be less sensitive than RDX and PETN except for one participant found the mixture more sensitive than PETN in ABL ESD testing; and to have one to three exothermic features with the lowest temperature event occurring at ~ 160°C always observed in thermal testing. Variations in testing parameters also affected the sensitivity.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Contributing Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, MD (United States); Air Force Research Lab. (AFRL), Tyndall Air Force Base, FL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344; AC52-06NA25396; AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1305885
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR-617403
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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safety testing protocols
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