炸药激光起爆过程的准三维有限差分数值模拟

根据含锌材料的热起爆机理，建立了在激光作用下炸药点火过程的三维(二维轴对称)有限差分模型，运用此模型对RDX、PETN、HMX和改性B炸药在激光作用下的温度成长过程、温度场分布及点火延迟时间进行了数值模拟。结果表明，三维模型延迟时间计算结果与实验结果较为符合；药柱温度增长主要是在激光照射面上很薄一层药剂内发生；激光的光斑直径、脉宽和炸药的激光吸收系数对点火能量阈值有较大的影响。     

Influence of the thickness and absorption coefficient of a copper oxide film on the ignition delay of PENT by a laser pulse

Numerical modeling of PETN ignition by a copper oxide film absorbing laser radiation has been performed. The calculation results showed the presence of a minimum in the curve of the dynamic delay of PETN ignition by a rectangular laser pulse versus thickness of the absorbing film. This effect is due to the fact that when the film thickness is commensurate with the reciprocal of the absorption coefficient, the amount of heat generated in the thin film due to the multiple reflection of the light flux is proportional to its thickness. Therefore, the smaller the film thickness, the more time is required to heat it to the ignition temperature of PETN. In the case of a thick film, additional energy and time are required to heat its cold part to the ignition temperature of PETN.     

Continuous Wave Laser Irradiation of Explosives

Quantitative measurements of the levels of continuous wave (CW) laser light that can be safely applied to bare explosives during contact operations were obtained at 532 nm, 785 nm, and 1550 nm wavelengths. A thermal camera was used to record the temperature of explosive pressed pellets and single crystals while they were irradiated using a measured laser power and laser spot size. A visible light image of the sample surface was obtained before and after the laser irradiation. Laser irradiation thresholds were obtained for the onset of any visible change to the explosive sample and for the onset of any visible chemical reaction. Deflagration to detonation transitions were not observed using any of these CW laser wavelengths on single crystals or pressed pellets in the unconfined geometry tested. Except for the photochemistry of DAAF, TATB and PBX 9502, all reactions appeared to be thermal using a 532 nm wavelength laser. For a 1550 nm wavelength laser, no photochemistry was evident, but the laser power thresholds for thermal damage in some of the materials were significantly lower than for the 532 nm laser wavelength. No reactions were observed in any of the studied explosives using the available 300 mW laser at 785 nm wavelength. Tables of laser irradiance damage and reaction thresholds are presented for pressed pellets of PBX9501, PBX9502, Composition B, HMX, TATB, RDX, DAAF, PETN, and TNT and single crystals of RDX, HMX, and PETN for each of the laser wavelengths.     

Simulation of initiation of PETN by a nanosecond laser pulse in the weak absorption region

A numerical simulation of the initiation of PETN by a laser pulse was performed. The heat-conduction equation was solved in a cylindrical coordinate system taking into account multiple reflection of the light beam, zero-order exothermic reaction, and melting. A criterion for the ignition of explosives by a laser pulse with multiple reflection of the light flow was obtained. The calculation results are in satisfactory agreement with experiment and the ignition criterion. Dependence of the critical energy density on the light beam radius is due to radial heat transfer. The ignition threshold can be controlled by changing the reflection coefficient of the back surface of the sample.     

Initiating Aluminized High Explosives by Laser Radiation

A number of physical and chemical processes occurring under the action of a laser pulse in nanosized aluminum and aluminized explosives on the basis of fine-grained PETN and benzotrifuroxane along with estimates of the effect of aluminum of the explosive transformation dynamics in these explosives conclude that it is possible to initiate aluminized explosives by laser radiation. The estimated and experimental results show that the main source of hot spots capable of causing an explosive transformation in aluminized explosives under the action of a laser pulse can be a compression wave that forms as a result of rapid evaporation of a sufficient number of aluminum particles. It is shown experimentally that aluminized explosives based on fine-grained RDX and HMX can be initiated by a laser pulse whose source is no more powerful than that in the case of PETN and benzotrifuroxane.     

一维热爆炸试验传热的数值模拟

针对加热过程所涉及的主要传热学问题,分别建立空气夹层复合传热模型和炸药受热分解放热数值模型;计算分析了473K下油浴和空气浴加热时系统辐射率、空气对流换热系数对RDX、HMX、TATB 3种炸药热点火延滞时间的影响。结果表明,473K油浴加热和空气浴加热时RDX分别在151.7s和3 372.6s时发生热点火,表明相同温度和炸药,油浴加热时热点火延滞时间远小于空气浴加热;空气浴加热时,同一种炸药在相同温度下,随系统辐射率的降低,热点火延滞时间增加;RDX、HMX和TATB炸药辐射率由0.9降至0.1时,热点火延滞时间分别增加了180.1%、168.9%和169.3%;相同温度、相同系统辐射率条件下,对流换热系数减小,热点火延滞时间增加。     

Laboratory‐Scale Method for Estimating Explosive Performance from Laser‐Induced Shock Waves

A new laboratory‐scale method for predicting explosive performance (e.g., detonation velocity and pressure) based on milligram quantities of material is demonstrated. This technique is based on schlieren imaging of the shock wave generated in air by the formation of a laser‐induced plasma on the surface of an energetic material residue. The shock wave from each laser ablation event is tracked for more than 100 μs using a high‐speed camera. A suite of conventional energetic materials including DNAN, TNT, HNS, TATB, NTO, PETN, RDX, HMX, and CL‐20 was used to develop calibration curves relating the characteristic shock velocity for each energetic material to several detonation parameters. A strong linear correlation between the laser‐induced shock velocity and the measured performance from full‐scale detonation testing has been observed. The Laser‐induced Air Shock from Energetic Materials (LASEM) method was validated using nitrocellulose, FOX‐7, nano‐RDX, three military formulations, and three novel high‐nitrogen explosives currently under development. This method is a potential screening tool for the development of new energetic materials and formulations prior to larger‐scale detonative testing. The main advantages are the small quantity of material required (a few milligrams or less per laser shot), the ease with which hundreds of measurements per day can be obtained, and the ability to estimate explosive performance without detonating the material (reducing cost and safety requirements).     

粒度对硝铵类炸药静电火花感度的影响

采用喷射细化法和滴加法分别制备了3种粒度的RDX、HMX、PETN粉末。采用激光粒度分析仪和扫描电子显微镜（SEM）对样品进行了表征,并对其进行了静电火花感度实验。结果表明,随着粒度的减小,RDX、HMX、PETN 3种样品的静电火花感度均逐渐升高。从理论上分析了硝铵类炸药粒度对其静电火花感度的影响。     

X‐Band Microwave Properties and Ignition Predictions of Neat Explosives

Microwave frequency electromagnetic properties are critical for understanding and predicting the heating and ignition behavior of explosives subjected to microwave irradiation. In this work we report relative complex permittivity measurements in the X‐band (8–12 GHz) for 13 neat explosives measured by the circular cavity technique. This data set was then used in conjunction with COMSOL 4.3 Multiphysics^® finite element analysis software to design and simulate a low power (100 W), high electric field X‐band microwave applicator. The role of the sample holder on our ability to directly study the response of explosives to electromagnetic energy is examined and shown to be critical. Times to ignition were predicted for PETN, TATB, and HMX and indicate that for the proposed applicator and considered properties ignition may occur in less than one second exposure. These predictions show that explosives can be effectively heated in short time scales through direct microwave heating without absorptive binders or inclusions.     

Effect of melting on the critical ignition energy of condensed explosives by a short laser pulse

A criterion for the initiation of explosives with a melting point below the ignition temperature by a short laser pulse is obtained. The criterion obtained is in good agreement with numerical solutions of the heat conduction equation in the cylindrical coordinate system. This criterion made it possible to explain experiments on the initiation of PETN from an open surface by a laser pulse in the range of transparency with variation in the diameter of the light beam. The calculation results coincided with the experiment at α = 0.065 cm^?1 and the Fresnel reflection coefficient.     

Complex Microwave Permittivity of Secondary High Explosives

We aim to understand how microwaves interact with high explosives by studying the complex permittivity from 1–18 GHz of HMX, RDX, TNT, TATB, PETN, Octol, Comp B, 95 % RDX/5 % Viton A (PBX‐RDX), PBX 9404, PBXN‐5, PBXN‐7, PBXW‐14, PBX 9501, and PBX 9502. The combination of a resonant cavity perturbation technique for determining the room‐temperature complex dielectric constant at discrete frequencies and a wide band open circuit method (1–18 GHz) provides an accurate, broadband measurement that describes the dielectric properties in the frequency range of interest. While the values of the real and imaginary permittivity components did not vary significantly as a function of frequency, we found the real part of the permittivity to be highly dependent on relatively small changes in the material density. We used dielectric mixing theory, specifically the linear‐law approximation, to compare the predicted values based on the dielectric properties of individual components with those of the resulting formulation measured experimentally for a select number of samples; the prediction agrees well within the observed variability of the experimentally measured values.     

Using the tracer method to study detonation processes

The tracer method was used to study the synthesis of nanodiamonds during detonation of composite explosives. Alloys of TNT with RDX, HMX, PETN, and benzotrifuroxan were studied. It was shown that, in all cases, most nanodiamonds were formed from TNT carbon. It was concluded that during the chemical reaction in the detonation wave propagating in heterogeneous explosives, equilibrium parameters were not established. In homogeneous TNT/PETN mixtures, individual components react with each other to form common products. __________ Translated from Fizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 92–98, November–December, 2008.     

Effect of Crystal Quality and Particle Size of HMX on the Creep Resistance for TATB/HMX Composites

Two kinds of reduced sensitivity high explosive 1,3,5,7‐tetranitro‐1,3,5,7‐tetrazocane (RS‐HMX) with different particle sizes were selected to enhance the energy output and the mechanical properties of insensitive high explosive 1,3,5‐triamino‐2,4,6‐trinitrobenzene (TATB). Mechanical sensitivities, dynamic mechanical analysis, and non‐linear time dependent creep behaviors of TATB/HMX composites were investigated and discussed in relation to the structural characteristics. Compared with TATB/conventional HMX (C‐HMX) sample, both the impact and friction sensitivities of TATB/RS‐HMX were reduced. It revealed that TATB/fine grains RS‐HMX composites had the highest storage modulus and minimum steady‐state creep strain rate due to the increased coherence strength and the inhibited slide of the single layer of TATB crystal. The creep resistance also showed clear dependence on the particle size of RS‐HMX. The overall results indicated that RS‐HMX had good potential in high energetic, safe, and load‐bearing material applications.     

Studies on the critical temperature of thermal explosion for 3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) and its salts

The critical temperature of thermal explosion for 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) and its ethylenediammonium salt (ENTO), potassium salt (KNTO), copper salt (CuNTO) and lead salt (PbNTO) were obtained using the stationary theory of thermal explosion, the calculation formula of estimating the critical temperature of thermal explosion under non-isothermal DSC condition, and the determination method for the critical temperature of thermal explosion of small-scale solid explosive and its data treatment method. The results of the four methods are agreeable to each other, whose differences are within 5%. The results indicate that the heat-resistance ability of NTO and its salts and of the common explosives, cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX), pentaerythritoltetranitrate (PETN) and tetryl decreases in the order HMX > NTO > ENTO > KNTO > RDX > PETN > tetryl > PbNTO > CuNTO.     

Correlation of electrical conductivity in the detonation of condensed explosives with their carbon content

This paper presents the comparative analysis of the results of more than fifty experiments on measuring the electrical conductivity of detonation products of RDX, HMX, PETN, TNT, and TATB-based explosives. It is revealed that there is a correlation between the electrical conductivity and the mass fraction of carbon both in the chemical spike and at the Chapman–Jouguet point.     

用LC/APCI/MS方法检测粉尘中的炸药成分

采用高选择性和灵敏度的LC(液相色谱)/APCI(大气压化学电离源)/MS(质谱)方法定量分析粉尘样品中的HMX、RDX、PETN、CE、NQ和TNT。采用ASE萃取,GPC净化浓缩作为前处理方法,在粉尘中分别添加所测炸药组分,用丙酮作为ASE萃取溶剂,乙酸乙酯和环己烷(体积比为1∶1)作为GPC净化时的流动相并抛弃杂质500s,收集1 520s。在LC/MS分析时,通过在流动相中添加1mmol/L甲酸与样品形成[M+HCOO]-的甲酸加合离子。结果表明,HMX、RDX、PETN、CE、NQ、TNT的方法检测限分别为0.78,1.44,1.69,0.77,1.06,1.72ng/mL,回收率为49.0%～88.4%,相对标准偏差为3.5%～10.3%。该方法可以用来系统排查及定量分析爆炸残留物及环境样品中的NQ、RDX、PETN、CE、HMX、TNT成分。     

Initiation of PETN explosion by the second harmonic pulse of a neodymium laser

The explosion of PETN of density 1.73 g/cm³ was first initiated by the second-harmonic pulse of a Q-switched neodymium laser. It is shown that the primary process of energy absorption in this case is PETN molecule ionization involving two-photon absorption. The critical initiation energy density corresponding to a 50-% probability of explosion is 12.3 J/cm².     

Low-Sensitivity Explosive Compounds for Low Vulnerability Warheads

Looking for explosives for Low Vulnerability Ammunitions leads to an interest in explosive molecules less sensitive than the usual nitramines (RDX, HMX). If TATB is quite convenient in terms of sensitivity, its performance is too low. The researches described here are related to synthesis and use of NTO (nitrotriazolone), another insensitive molecule. The synthesis by nitration of TO (triazolone) is easy and the two steps from available starting materials have been optimized. A comparison of desensitivation of PBX either by TATB or by NTO have been made. The sensitivity levels were found equivalent while the detonation velocity of the NTO based PBX was slightly higher. Unfortunately in this case, the failure diameter would be larger. The last part relates to an extensive characterization in terms of performance and vulnerability to fast cook off, slow cook off, bullet impact, shock sensitivity and sympathetic detonation of a NTO and HMX based PBX. This PBX, B 2214, was one of the first examples of explosive composition showing no sympathetic detonation, even in 248 mm large diameter.     

TATB/HMX共晶炸药的制备及性能研究

采用溶剂/非溶剂法,在超声辅助的情况下,制备了TATB/HMX共晶炸药;探究了TATB/HMX共晶技术的影响因素;计算了TATB/HMX共晶炸药的理论密度和理论爆速;采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)和差示扫描热量法(DSC)对其进行表征和热分析,并测试了其撞击感度。结果表明,制备TATB/HMX共晶的最佳工艺条件为:以[Emim]Ac/DMSO为复合溶剂,TATB和HMX投料比(摩尔比)为3∶7,温度为80℃,搅拌速率为500r/min;与原料相比,TATB/HMX共晶分子在结构上发生改变;TATB/HMX共晶炸药颗粒大小约为2μm,形貌为六边形晶体;共晶炸药的热安定性优于原料HMX,其特性落高比原料HMX高74cm,撞击感度明显降低;理论密度为1.891g/cm~3,理论爆速为8.758km/s,表明其爆炸性能良好。     

An HPLC Method for Analysis of HNIW and TNAZ in an explosive mixture

This paper presents a general HPLC method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of mixtures of explosives. The method has successfully been tested on the following explosives: RDX, 2,4,6-TNT, 2,4-DNT, HMX, PETN, Tetryl, HNS, TNAZ and HNIW. The method permits a nine component explosive mixture analysis in less than 10 minutes. For HNIW and TNAZ the detection limit was less than 5 ng.