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Impact sensitivity and the maximum heat of detonation

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We demonstrate that a large heat of detonation is undesirable from the standpoint of the impact sensitivity of an explosive and also unnecessary from the standpoints of its detonation velocity and detonation pressure. High values of the latter properties can be achieved even with a moderate heat of detonation, and this in turn enhances the likelihood of relatively low sensitivity.

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Acknowledgments

We greatly appreciate the support of this work by the Office of Naval Research, contract number N00014-12-1-0535, Program Officer Dr. Clifford D. Bedford.

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    Peter Politzer & Jane S. Murray

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    Peter Politzer & Jane S. Murray

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Politzer, P., Murray, J.S. Impact sensitivity and the maximum heat of detonation. J Mol Model 21, 262 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-015-2793-z

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