Air gaps, size effect, and corner-turning in ambient LX-17

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-40

  Souers, P Clark ^a   Hernandez, Andrew ^a   Cabacungan, Chris ^a   Garza, Raul ^a   Lauderbach, Lisa ^a   Liao, Sen Ben ^a   Vitello, Peter ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air gaps; Corner turning; Dead zones; Failure diameter; Size effect

Indexed keywords

COPPER; SIZE DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TURNING;

AIR GAPS; CORNER TURNING; DEAD ZONES; FAILURE DIAMETER; SIZE EFFECT;

DETONATION;

EID: 60349094216     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200700232     Document Type: Article

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