Effect of particle-size and crystal quality on the critical shock initiation pressures of rdx/htpb formulations

Proceedings of the 13th International Detonation Symposium, IDS 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 656-661

  Caulder, S M ^a   Miller, P J ^a   Gibson, K D ^a   Kelley, J M ^a  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS I; CLASS V; CRYSTAL QUALITIES; GAP TESTS; HTPB BINDERS; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; SHOCK INITIATION;

BINS; DETONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 45149097890     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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