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Title: Overheated detonation in condensed explosives

Journal Article · · Combust., Explos. Shock Waves (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5186821

The authors examine the overheating of a chemical detonation wave, which results in hybrid detonation processes, for example, photochemical or electrochemical detonation, depending on the source. The schemes for obtaining the overheated detonation are shown. Analysis has shown that: normal stationary overheated detonation waves are possible when the overheating power density is constant, just as when the specific energy of overheating is constant; the use of the ''gas'' equation of state for describing overheated detonation in condensed explosives yields wave parameters which are too high; and the assumption that the chemical energy released in the explosive is independent of the overheating energy also leads to wave parameters which are too high, and the overestimation increases as the overheating is intensified.

OSTI ID:
5186821
Journal Information:
Combust., Explos. Shock Waves (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 21:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English