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On the reaction of detonation products of condensed explosives with the ambient air

V. Yu. Davydov, A. S. Gubin, F. S. Zagryadtskii, I. V. Potapov

Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Moscow, 125212, Russia

Abstract: The propellant performance and the velocity of expansion of detonation products of explosives based on RDX and HMX and their mixtures with particulate Al were investigated. Measurements were performed in air at atmospheric pressure and in rarefied air. Comparison of the results shows that the detonation products of explosives, including those containing no Al additives, react with the surrounding air. The completeness of the reaction increases with increasing velocity of detonation products in air.

Keywords: explosive, detonation products, particulate aluminum, explosion in air, propellant performance.

UDC: 534.222.2

Received: 16.10.2013
Revised: 18.03.2014

 English version: Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves, 2014, 50:6, 711–715

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