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Retonation wave upon shock-wave initiation of detonation of solid explosives

A. N. Afanasenkov

Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432

Abstract: An original photograph of a retonation wave is presented; the wave arose spontaneously in a charge of a 20/80 nitroglycerine/ammonium nitrate mixture with a density of 0.9 g/cm$^3$ at a distance of 0.8 of the charge length and went back half of the charge length toward the place of initiation. The velocity of the forward wave was 2300 m/sec, and the velocity of the retonation wave was 1700 m/sec. The retonation wave was registered only in one, unique experiment. Key words: initiation, detonation, retonation wave, velocity, nitroglycerine, ammonium nitrate.

Keywords: initiation, detonation, retonation wave, velocity, nitroglycerine, ammonium nitrate.

UDC: 622.235.21, 622.215

Received: 29.02.2000

 English version: Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves, 2002, 38:4, 470–472

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