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A new aluminized explosive is proposed, and the approach is to replace the aluminum powder in the traditional aluminized explosive with an aluminum film. The purpose is not only to improve mechanical properties and lower the impact sensitivity of traditional aluminized explosives, but also to reduce environmental pollution in the aluminum particle production process. The pressure-time curves of the aluminum film explosive and RDX are measured in underwater explosion experiments. The peak pressure, impulse, shock wave energy, and bubble energy are obtained by analyzing the curves. The results of the study indicate that the peak pressure of the aluminum film explosive is lower than that of RDX. However, the aluminum film explosive maintains a high pressure for a longer period of time. The large amount of energy is found to liberate by subsequent reactions of the Al film with the primary detonation products. The increase in the explosion energy of the aluminum film explosive is based mainly on the increase in the bubble energy.
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Published in Fizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 130–136, July–August, 2014.
Original Russian Text © M.-J. Lin, H.-H. Ma, Z.-W. Shen, L. Li.
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Lin, M.J., Ma, H.H., Shen, Z.W. et al. Underwater detonation performance of the aluminum film explosive. Combust Explos Shock Waves 50, 488–494 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010508214040194
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