PBX 9502 air-gap tests

Technical Report · Thu Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1367819· OSTI ID:1367819

Dickson, Peter ^[1]; Novak, Alan M. ^[1]; Foley, Timothy J. ^[1]; Campbell, Christopher Charles ^[1]

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

A small number of simple air-gap tests were performed on 1-inch diameter PBX 9502 cylinders to determine an approximate threshold for detonation failure. The primary diagnostics were streak imaging and dent measurements in a steel witness plate. Relight was found to occur, with negligible excess transit time, for air gaps up to 1 mm. Relight did not occur with a 3-mm air gap.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1367819
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-17-25208
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PBX9502 air-gap