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Approximate Method for Calculating the Impact Sensitivity Indices of Solid Explosive Mixtures

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An approximate method is proposed to calculate the impact sensitivity indices (critical initiation pressure and critical charge thickness) for solid explosive mixtures (explosive compositions and mixtures of an oxidizer with a fuel). The calculation is based on some model concepts of the physicochemical and explosive properties of reactive mixtures. Test calculations of the sensitivity indices were performed for mixtures of HMX and TNT and mixtures of ammonium perchlorate with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and TNT, and the results are compared with data of laboratory experiments on an impactor.

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Dubovik, A.V. Approximate Method for Calculating the Impact Sensitivity Indices of Solid Explosive Mixtures. Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves 37, 99–105 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002829028043

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