The role of product composition in determining detonation velocity and detonation pressure

Central European Journal of Energetic Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 459-474

  Politzer, Peter ^a   Murray, Jane S ^a  

^a University of New Orleans   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Detonation heat release; Detonation pressure; Detonation product composition; Detonation velocity

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXPLOSIVES; LOADING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

DETONATION PRESSURE; DETONATION PRODUCT; DETONATION VELOCITY; GASEOUS PRODUCTS; HEAT RELEASE; LOADING DENSITY; PRODUCT COMPOSITION; REASONABLE ACCURACY;

DETONATION;

EID: 84920163710     PISSN: 17337178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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