AWSD reactive flow model for PBX 9404

Craven, Galen Thomas; Price, Matthew Anthony; Andrews, Stephen Arthur; Velizhanin, Kirill A.; Aslam, Tariq Dennis; Leiding, Jeffery Allen; Ticknor, Christopher

doi:10.1063/5.0250699

AWSD reactive flow model for PBX 9404

Journal Article · Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0250699· OSTI ID:2549476

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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

An Arrhenius–Wescott–Stewart–Davis (AWSD) reactive flow model for high explosive PBX 9404 is developed. We specifically calibrate an AWSD model for PBX 9404 by fitting equations of state for reactants and detonation products to the results of thermochemical calculations and to experimental data from multiple sources. The calibrated equations of state are then coupled with an Arrhenius rate law based on shock temperature that describes the reaction progress during PBX 9404 detonation. The parameter values in the rate law are calibrated to experimental gas-gun data and diameter effect results. The results of the calibrated AWSD model are in strong agreement with available experimental data for PBX 9404. A similar level of agreement between predicted and experimental results is observed when the calibrated model is validated on data that were not used in the model parameterization procedure. Our results illustrate that the AWSD model is capable of accurately describing the many important properties and observables in the reactive burn of PBX 9404. Because of the historical significance of PBX 9404 in high explosives research and its current use in aging studies, this work provides an important model of a legacy material, which can be used to make comparisons to new high explosive formulations.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 2549476

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2574146

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--24-32585; 10.1063/5.0250699; 1089-7550

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 137; ISSN 0021-8979; ISSN 1089-7550

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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