Shock-Wave measurements in water for calibrating the BICT-Gap Test

✍ Scribed by F. Trimborn; R. Wild

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 457 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0721-3115
• DOI: 10.1002/prep.19820070402

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

By means of shock‐wave measurements it was possible to calibrate the BICT‐gap test. The relation between the height of the gap and the shock‐wave peak pressure at the end of the gap is described. From other considerations the range where the test can be used, can be obtained. BICT‐gap test will be used to test explosives whose critical diameters do not exceed 20 mm and which will be initiated by shockwave pressures from 7 kbar to 60 kbar. The test method can be regarded as a small scale‐gap test for military explosives.