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Detonation velocities of the Non-Ideal Explosive Ammonium Nitrate

✍ Scribed by A. C. Der Van Steen; H. H. Kodde; A. Miyake

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1990
Tongue
English
Weight
357 KB
Volume
15
Category
Article
ISSN
0721-3115

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

In order to gain a better understanding of the detonation behaviour of the non‐ideal explosive ammonium nitrate, the detonation velocities of low density prilled ammonium nitrate were measured in steel tubes with different diameters and wall thicknesses. It was found that the tube diameter has a much greater effect on the detonation velocity than the confinement. The highest value observed (3.95 km/s) coincides with the ideal detonation velocity as predicted by the TIGER code in combination with the JCZ3 equation of state.

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