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A Reactive Flow Model with Coupled Reaction Kinetics for Detonation and Combustion in Non-Ideal Explosives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Philip J. Miller*
Affiliation:
Engineering Sciences Branch, Research and Technology Division Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division China Lake, CA 93555-6001
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Abstract

A new reactive flow model for highly non-ideal explosives and propellants is presented. These compostions, which contain large amounts of metal, upon explosion have reaction kinetics that are characteristic of both fast detonation and slow metal combustion chemistry. A reaction model for these systems was incorporated into the two-dimensional, finite element, Lagrangian hydrodynamic code, DYNA2D. A description of how to determine the model parameters is given.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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