Abstract
A nomographic method for predicting the detonation velocity of a porous explosive mixture prepared from RDX powder and water is proposed. It is shown that, in contrast to the existing calculation methods for predicting the detonation velocity, the use of the proposed nomogram greatly simplifies the procedure and requires knowledge of only two parameters: the mass fraction of RDX and the density of the mixture in the charge. At the same time, the nomogram is a coordinate system that enables to place and to compare on one field experimental data obtained at different parameters of the charge. It is shown that RDX powder-water hand-prepared charges can have a detonation velocity of 6–8 km/s. The detonation velocity of cylindrical water-containing charges 10–36 mm in diameter and 120–1000 mm in length with RDX mass fractions of 0.6–1.0 is measured.
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Original Russian Text © B.D. Yankovskii, V.V. Milyavskii, 2013, published in Khimicheskaya Fizika, 2013, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 49–56.
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Yankovskii, B.D., Milyavskii, V.V. Calculation of the detonation velocity of porous water-containing RDX-based charges. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. B 7, 142–148 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990793113020061
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