ALE3D Statistical Hot Spot Model Results for LX-17
The Statistical Hot Spot shock initiation and detonation reactive flow model for solid explosives in the ALE3D hydrodynamic computer code provides physically realistic descriptions of: hot spot formation; ignition (or failure to ignite); growth of reaction (or failure to grow) into surrounding particles; coalescence of reacting hot spots; transition to detonation; and self-sustaining detonation. The model has already successfully modeled several processes in HMX-based explosives, such as shock desensitization, that can not predicted by other reactive flow models. In this paper, the Statistical Hot Spot model is applied to experimental embedded gauge data on the insensitive triaminotrintrobenzene (TATB) based explosive LX-17.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 15007740
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-152203; TRN: US200421%%65
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 706; Conference: American Physical Society Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Portland, OR (US), 07/20/2003--07/25/2003; Other Information: PBD: 11 Jul 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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