Role of deflagration in explosive response

Conference · Mon Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6860629

Lee, E L; Weston, A M

Measurements on materials of varying burn rates, particularly at high pressure, show a strong correlation with the violence of the response of thes materials to a range of hazard stimuli. We have analyzed the response using somewhat idealized model for deflagrating materials. The results can be compared with various tests for hazard reponse. We have studied confinement effects and chosen a particular confinement to quantify the explosive response. The effects of porosity, ignition behavior, and laminar burn rate are clearly revealed by the results of the model. Possibilities for formulating less vulnerable materials are discussed. 9 refs., 9 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6860629
• Report Number(s): UCRL-97861; CONF-880693-4; ON: DE88014139
• Resource Relation: Conference: 19. international ICT conference on combustion and detonation, Karlsruhe, F.R. Germany, 29 Jun 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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