Effects of endothermic binders on times to explosion of HMX- and TATB-based plastic bonded explosives

Journal of Energetic Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-28

  Tarver, Craig M ^a   Koerner, Jake G ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothermic binders; HMX; TATB; Thermal explosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149090137     PISSN: 07370652     EISSN: 15458822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370650701719170     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Steele, R. D., L. A. Stretz, G. W. Taylor, and T. Rivera, 1989. Effects of Binder Concentration on the Properties of Plastic Bonded Explosives. Proceedings of the Ninth Symposium (International) on Detonation, Office of the Chief of Naval Research OCNR 113291-7, Portland, OR, August 28, p. 1014-1018.
2. McGuire, R. R. and C. M. Tarver. 1981. Chemical Decomposition Models for the Thermal Explosion of Confined HMX, TATB, RDX, and TNT Explosives. Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium (International) on Detonation, Naval Surface Weapons Center NSWC MP 82-334, Annapolis, MD, June 16, p. 56-65.
3. Tarver, C. M., T. D. Tran, and R. E. Whipple. 2003. Thermal decomposition of pentaerythritol tetranitrate. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 28: 189-193.
4. Tarver, C. M. and T. D. Tran. 2004. Thermal decomposition models for HMX-based plastic bonded explosives. Combustion and Flame, 137: 50-62.
5. Chidester, S. K., C. M. Tarver, L. G. Green, and P. A. Urtiew. 1997. On the violence of thermal explosion in solid explosives. Combustion and Flame, 110: 264-280.
6. Yoh, J. J., M. A. McClelland, J. L. Maienschein, A. L. Nichols, and C. M. Tarver. 2006. Simulating thermal explosion of octahydrotetranitrotetrazine- based explosives: Model comparison with experiment, J. Applied Physics, 100: 073515.
7. Tarver, C. M. 2004. Chemical kinetic modeling of HMX and TATB laser ignition tests. J. Energetic Materials, 22: 93-107.
8. Tarver, C. M., S. K. Chidester, and A. L. Nichols III. 1996. Critical conditions for impact- and shock-induced hot spots in solid explosives. J. Phys. Chem., 100: 5794 -5799.
9. Tarver, C. M. and A. L. Nichols III. 1998. Hot Spot Growth in a Thermal-Chemical-Mechanical Reactive Flow Model for Shock Initiation of Solid Explosives. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Detonation Symposium, Office of Naval Research ONR 33300-5, Aspen, CO, August 30, p. 599-609.
10. Nichols III, A. L. and C. M. Tarver. 2002. A Statistical Hot Spot Reactive Flow Model for Shock Initiation and Detonation of Solid High Explosives. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Symposium on Detonation, Office of Naval Research ONR333-05-2, San Diego, CA, August 11, p. 489-496.
11. Burnham, A. K. and R. K. Weese. 2005. Kinetics of thermal degradation of explosive binders Viton A. Estane and Kel-F. Thermochimica Acta, 426: 85-92.
12. Behrens Jr., R., S. B. Margolis, and M. L. Hobbs. 1998. A ZeroDimensional Model of Experimental Thermal Decomposition ofHMX. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Detonation Symposium. Office of Naval Research ONR. 33300-5, Aspen, CO, August 30, p. 533-542.
13. Nichols III, A. L. and K. W. Westerberg. 1993. Modification of a thermal transport code to include chemistry with thermally controlled kinetics. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B, 24: 489-499.
14. Cornell, R. H. and G. L. Johnson. 1978. Measuring Thermal Diffusivities of High Explosives by the Flash Method. Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Report No. UCEL-52565, October 23.
15. Hanson-Parr, D. M. and T. P. Parr. 1999. Thermal properties measurements of solid rocket propellant oxidizers and binder materials as a function of temperature. J. Energetic Materials, 17: 1-30.
16. Glascoe, E. A. 2007. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Private communication, May 17.
17. Sharma, J., J. C. Hoffsommer, D. J. Glover, C. S. Coffey, J. W. Forbes, T. P. Liddiard, W. L. Elban, and F. Santiago. 1985. Paramagnetic Decomposition Products from Energetic Materials. Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium (International) on Detonation, Naval Surface Weapons Center NSWC 86-194, Albuquerque, NM, July 15, p. 725-733.
18. Land, T. A., W. J. Siekhaus, M. F. Foltz, and R. Behrens. 1993. Condensed-Phase Thermal Decomposition of TATB Investigated by AFM and STMBMS. Proceedings of the Tenth International Detonation Symposium, Office of Naval Research ONR, 33395-12, Boston, MA, July 12, p. 181-189.
19. Wardell, J. F. and J. L. Maienschein. 2002. The Scaled Thermal Explosion Experiment. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Symposium on Detonation, Office of Naval Research ONR333-05-2, San Diego, CA, August 11, p. 384-393.
20. Tarver, C. M. 1997. Multiple roles of highly vibrationally excited molecules in the reaction zones of detonation waves. J. Phys. Chem., 101: 4845-4851.
21. Glascoe, E. A. 2007. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Private communication, June 24.
22. Chen, J. K. and T. B. Brill. 1991. Thermal decomposition of energetic materials 50, kinetics and mechanism of Nitrate Ester Polymers at high heating rates by SMATCH/FTIR, Spectroscopy. Combustion and Flame, 85: 479-495.