High-speed photographic study of the drop-weight impact response of RDX/ DOS mixtures

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 547-555

  Balzer, J E ^a   Proud, W G ^a   Walley, S M ^a   Field, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiabatic shear bands; Cyclotrimethylene trinitramine; Dioctyl sebacate; DOS; Drop weight; Explosive; Heat sensitive film; High speed photometry; Plasticizer; RDX; Ultrafine

Indexed keywords

HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; MIXTURES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TEXTURES;

ADIABATIC SHEAR BANDING; IMPACT LOADING;

IGNITION;

CYCLONITE; SEBACIC ACID; SEBACIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; FILM; HEATING; MATERIAL STATE; MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

EID: 0348141045     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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