Thermal Explosion of Explosives and Propellants. A review

Abstract

The principal results of thermal explosion theory are reported and some specific features of condensed‐phase explosion are discussed. Methods of experimental studies and some experimental results are given.

A historical and current perspective on predicting thermal cookoff behavior

“…The Frank-Kamenetskii and associated equations are outlined by Merzhanov and Abramov (11). Assuming a zero-order reaction, the lowest temperature, T m , at which a piece of explosive placed in a heat bath will thermally ignite is given by,…”

Evaluation of the validity of the UN SADT H.4 test for solid organic peroxides and self-reactive substances

“…There is a large influence of auto-catalysis, but both scales show approximately the same effect. The decrease of the critical temperature is not as large as predicted by the literature [8]. 4.…”

Cookoff

“…4. Here, we will jump right to the generalized conduction equation with heat addition that Frank-Kamenetskii used [4], which is…”

“…This treatment is attributed to Semenov [4]. The rate of production of heat isq 1 = mQk r , (7.1) where m is the mass, Q is the heat of decomposition, and k r is the rate constant.…”