Study for compacting the explosive LX-17

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6516071

Harrell, J D

The effects of compaction process variables on the pressed density of LX-17 were determined. The variables evaluated were pressure, number of compaction cycles and dwell time. Density was influenced to the greatest degree by the number of compaction cycles. A maximum of five cycles was studied. Smaller but significant increases in densities were achieved in raising the pressure from 140 MPa to 196 MPa and increasing the dwell time from 15 minutes to 240 min. Two lots of L-17 containing different TATB particle size distributions were evaluated. Both lots contained TATB meeting the current particle size specification. Significant differences in pressed densities were observed between these two LX-17 lots.

• Research Organization: Mason and Hanger-Silas Mason Co., Inc., Amarillo, TX (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00487
• OSTI ID: 6516071
• Report Number(s): MHSMP-81-28
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450100* -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Chemical Explosions & Explosives
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
COMPACTING
DATA
DENSITY
DISTRIBUTION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
EXPLOSIVES
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
TATB
TIME DEPENDENCE