The Properties of Condensed Explosives for Electromagnetic Energy Coupling,

The Measurement of Electrical Conductivity in Detonating Condensed Explosives

“…The resistor, R , used here ranged from 100 1) to 10 kfQ and was made from a solution of copper sulphate (CuSO 4 ) in a polyethylene tube; details for construction and use of such shunt resistors is given elsewhere. 1 …”

“…We define a conductivity-zone-width product, oA, where A was the effective conduction zone width. 1 The uA is an average value, and it is assumed that R. is constant, then:…”

“…1 The methods that have been developed are used as tools for probing the detonat':,n process; in particular, they can be used to study the effects of detonation wave stability an, the roles of carbon and aluminum during the detonation process.…”

A dynamic prediction of stability for nitromethane in external electric field

“…Although adding an external electric eld into an energetic material system can increase the energy content of conduction gases in the vicinity of the detonation front and consequently accelerate detonation velocity and enhance detonation pressure, [1][2][3] the stability of an energetic material may be reduced, leading to an increased explosive sensitivity.…”

Static Dielectric Breakdown Strength of Condensed Heterogeneous High Explosives

“…3 To obtain efficient energy deposition to the detonation, large electric field strengths are required across the unreacted explosive. Therefore, it is necessary to use explosives which possess relatively high dielectric strengths.…”