Short communication: Estimation of yield stress/viscosity of molten octol

Davis, S. M.; Zerkle, D. K.

doi:10.1063/1.5027397

Title: Short communication: Estimation of yield stress/viscosity of molten octol

Abstract

Explosive HMX particles are similar in morphology and chemistry to RDX particles, the main constituent of Composition B-3 (Comp B-3). This suggests molten HMX-TNT formulations may show Bingham plasticity, much like recent studies have shown for Comp B-3. Here a Bingham plastic viscosity model, including yield stress and shear thinning, is presented for octol (70/30wt% HMX/TNT) as a function of HMX particle volume fraction. The effect of HMX dissolution into molten TNT is included in this analysis.

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1440445

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-17-31481
Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226; TRN: US1900736

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: AIP Advances

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; materials; viscoplasticity; applied fluid dynamics; yield stress

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  title        = {Short communication: Estimation of yield stress/viscosity of molten octol},

  author       = {Davis, S. M. and Zerkle, D. K.},

  abstractNote = {Explosive HMX particles are similar in morphology and chemistry to RDX particles, the main constituent of Composition B-3 (Comp B-3). This suggests molten HMX-TNT formulations may show Bingham plasticity, much like recent studies have shown for Comp B-3. Here a Bingham plastic viscosity model, including yield stress and shear thinning, is presented for octol (70/30wt% HMX/TNT) as a function of HMX particle volume fraction. The effect of HMX dissolution into molten TNT is included in this analysis.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.5027397},

  journal      = {AIP Advances},

  number       = 5,

  volume       = 8,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Fri May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

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