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Title: Shock to detonation transition of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) initially pressed to 1.65 g/cm3

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0054856· OSTI ID:1834530

A novel set of experiments and reactive flow modeling of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) is presented. In this work, the specific phenomenon of shock to detonation transition is examined, where an initial, relatively weak shock is propagated into pressed PETN powder at 1.65 g/cm3 and the subsequent buildup to detonation is observed experimentally. These experiments, in conjunction with reactant and products’ equations of state, are utilized for building reactive flow models.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001; AC02-06CH11357; 89233218NCA000001
OSTI ID:
1834530
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1806360
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-21-23730; TRN: US2300529
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 130, Issue 2; ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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