Modeling and Prediction of Sensitivity in Energetic Materials

Abstract

Sensitivity prediction is a complex problem. Many studies attempted to correlate experimental data with molecular and microscopic features. In the context of the well-recognized macroscopic hot spot model, an application of an original approach to predict impact sensitivity of 11 explosives is described in terms of parameters of explosive decomposition. This model provides a useful tool in the research for new explosives and the results do not depend on the calculation of solid-state formation enthalpy of explosives.