Simple correlation for predicting detonation velocity of ideal and non-ideal explosives

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 166, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 762-769

  Keshavarz, Mohammad Hossein ^a  

^a MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Detonation velocity; Elemental composition; Ideal explosive; Loading density; Non ideal explosive

Indexed keywords

DETONATION VELOCITY; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION; IDEAL EXPLOSIVE; LOADING DENSITY; NON-IDEAL EXPLOSIVE;

EQUATIONS OF STATE; NITRATION; THERMOCHEMISTRY; VELOCITY;

DETONATION;

EXPLOSIVE;

EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLOSIVE; PREDICTION; VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT; PREDICTION; STEADY STATE; THERMODYNAMICS; VELOCITY;

ALUMINUM; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITRATES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 67349273603     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.11.117     Document Type: Article

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