Model for ratchet growth in PBX 9502
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.08.050
Abstract: Abstract Polycrystalline solids composed of crystals with anisotropic thermal expansion coefficients exhibit ratchet growth (RG), a phenomenon characterized by a cumulative and irreversible volume expansion that develops upon exposing the material to cyclic excursions in… read more here.
Keywords: pbx 9502; model ratchet; model; ratchet growth ... See more keywords
Detonation diffraction in a circular arc geometry of the insensitive high explosive PBX 9502
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DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.06.002
Abstract: Abstract We describe the details of an unconfined insensitive high explosive (PBX 9502) circular arc section experiment, in which, after a transient period, a detonation sweeps around the arc with constant angular speed. The arc… read more here.
Keywords: pbx 9502; arc; insensitive high; geometry ... See more keywords
Evolution of Carbon Clusters in the Detonation Products of the Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB)-Based Explosive PBX 9502
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b05637
Abstract: The detonation of carbon-rich high explosives yields solid carbon as a major constituent of the product mixture, and depending on the thermodynamic conditions behind the shock front, a variety of carbon allotropes and morphologies may… read more here.
Keywords: pbx 9502; carbon; evolution carbon; carbon clusters ... See more keywords