Detonation of commercial explosives detonation characteristics of zernogranulit 80/20 and granulit as 8

Abstract

In this article we continue the series of investigations begun in [1,2]. All the experiments were performed on cylindrical charges of diameter 80-300 mrr~ The chargelength was usually three or four times the diameter; with a fairly powerful initiator (100-200 g of ammonite No. 6 or TNT). this enabled us to determine the detonation parameters under steady conditions. In certain cases (at virtually critical charge diameters) we used charges of various lengths in order to determine the steadiness of the explosion processes and to refine the values of the crRieal diameters.The charges were prepared by sprinkling the usual amount of explosives into thin cardboard sheaths. The 9 charging density was 1.0 g/em s. As the work progressed, it was necessary to use different batches of explosives.The experimental results exhibited marked scatter at virtually critical charge diameters. In this connection, we performed special experiments on the propagation of explosion processes in relation to the batch of explosive and its moisture content, which enabled us to assess the possible effect of random factors on the detonation parameters (caldng, wetting, etc.) which may come into play during practical use of explosives.