Cylinder Test Specification

Technical Report · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15135· OSTI ID:15135

Catanach, Richard ^[1]; Hill, Larry; Harry, Herbert; Aragon, Ernest; Murk, Don

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1. LANL

The purpose of the cylinder testis two-fold: (1) to characterize the metal-pushing ability of an explosive relative to that of other explosives as evaluated by the E{sub 19} cylinder energy and the G{sub 19} Gurney energy and (2) to help establish the explosive product equation-of-state (historically, the Jones-Wilkins-Lee (JWL) equation). This specification details the material requirements and procedures necessary to assemble and fire a typical Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) cylinder test. Strict adherence to the cylinder. material properties, machining tolerances, material heat-treatment and etching processes, and high explosive machining tolerances is essential for test-to-test consistency and to maximize radial wall expansions. Assembly and setup of the cylinder test require precise attention to detail, especially when placing intricate pin wires on the cylinder wall. The cylinder test is typically fired outdoors and at ambient temperature.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., Los Alamos, NM (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 15135
• Report Number(s): LA-13643-MS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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