A comparison of thermal explosions in PBX 9501 and PBX N-9
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
We have used a variety of observables to study the response of HMX based energetic materials formulations to thermal stimuli. In this paper, we compare the response of PBX 9501 and PBX N-9 to a temperature of 205 C. Both undergo thermal runaway at this boundary condition with similar preignition behavior. However, the post-ignition burn propagations of the two formulations are very different with the final reaction violence significantly lower for PBX N-9 than for PBX 9501.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 991291
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-09-04976; LA-UR-09-4976
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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