Isentropic Compression with a Rectangular Configuration for Tungstene and Tantalum, Computations and Comparison with Experiments

One Year Term Review as a Participating Guest in the Detonator and Detonation Physics Group

“…-Laser femtosecond safely machining of HE parts, and detonators [1] -Diameter effect experiments in initiating explosives [10] -Floret test, comparison between experiments and simulations of the dent, [11] -Small scale cylinder test with a groove, comparison between experiments and calculations [12] -Shock arrival time metrology using photo-diode, numerical simulations [13] -Corner turning test with initiating HE -Thermal analysis -Low impact velocity safety test -Isentropic compression up to 200 kbars for LX 04, Numerical simulations and Comparison with Z-accelerator experiment shot 1067 [14] -Isentropic compression for TATB based HE samples, numerical simulations and comparison with Z-accelerator experiment shot 1967 [15] -Isentropic compression with a rectangular configuration for Tungstene and Tantalum, computations and comparison with Z-accelerator experiments shots 1511 and 1555 [16] -Copper tube compression in Z-current geometry, numerical simulations and comparison with Cyclope experiments [17] -Isentropic compression in a strip line, numerical simulations and comparison with GEPI shot 268 [18] 1.4…”