Investigating growth to detonation in vapor-deposited hexanitrostilbene and pentaerythritol tetranitrate films using high-throughput methods

Knepper, Robert; Rupper, Stephen; DeJong, Stephanie; Marquez, Michael P.; Kittell, David E.; Schmitt, Randal L.; Tappan, Alexander S.

doi:10.1063/5.0080515

Title: Investigating growth to detonation in vapor-deposited hexanitrostilbene and pentaerythritol tetranitrate films using high-throughput methods

Journal Article · Thu Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0080515· OSTI ID:1882889

^[1]; Rupper, Stephen ^[1]; DeJong, Stephanie ^[1]; Marquez, Michael P. ^[1];

^[1]; Schmitt, Randal L. ^[1];

^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

In this work, a high-throughput experimental setup was used to characterize initiation threshold and growth to detonation in the explosives hexanitrostilbene (HNS) and pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN). The experiment sequentially launched an array of laser-driven flyers to shock samples arranged in a 96-well microplate geometry, with photonic Doppler velocimetry diagnostics to characterize flyer velocity and particle velocity at the explosive–substrate interface. Vapor-deposited films of HNS and PETN were used to provide numerous samples with various thicknesses, enabling characterization of the evolution of growth to detonation. One-dimensional hydrocode simulations were performed with reactions disabled to illustrate where the experimental data deviate from the predicted inert response. Prompt initiation was observed in 144 μm thick HNS films at flyer velocities near 3000 m/s and in 125 μm thick PETN films at flyer velocities near 2400 m/s. This experimental setup enables rapid quantification of the growth of reactions in explosive materials that can reach detonation at sub-millimeter length scales. These data can subsequently be used for parameterizing reactive burn models in hydrocode simulations, as discussed in Paper II [D. E. Kittell, R. Knepper, and A. S. Tappan, J. Appl. Phys. 131, 154902 (2022)].

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOD; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1882889

Report Number(s):: SAND2022-1726J; 703464; TRN: US2308146

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 131, Issue 15; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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