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Research and Development of High-performance Explosives
 

Research and Development of High-performance Explosives

Article DOI: 10.3791/52950-v • 10:33 min • February 20th, 2016
February 20th, 2016 •
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1Detonation Physics Branch, US Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, 2Explosives Research Branch, US Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal

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Developmental testing of high explosives for military applications involves small-scale formulation, safety testing, and finally detonation performance tests to verify theoretical calculations. This paper will share typical development tests associated with the measurement of detonation velocity and detonation pressure.

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Detonation Velocity Detonation Pressure Explosive Formulation Piezoelectric Pins Photonic Doppler Velocimetry Explosive Engineering Explosive Testing Explosive Characterization
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