Explosive Materials Combustion by Heated Wires

Abstract

The knowledge of ignition parameters of explosive materials (EM) presents both the definite scientific interest for developing the ignition kinetics models and the practical interest from the point of view of their danger assessment. The present investigations, as opposed to the known technique for EMs ignition temperature determination, have been performed by using the model explosive material samples of high density which have been produced on the basis of HMX and TATB. Applying the technique of firing ballistic powders by a heated wire, the EM ignition temperature depending on the time (rate) of heating has been investigated. The technique makes it possible to calculate heat pulses and heat flows leading to ignition. By decreasing the heat flow, the time for the EM heating up to ignition increases and temperature falls thereby approaching the critical value, characterising the danger limit under accidents associated with heating. The ignition of EM based on HMX and TATB takes place in a different manner. With the EM on the basis of HMX and with great heat flows. The ignition beginning from the surface in the form of flash is typical but when achieving the critical parameters, the heated layer flash takes place that increases the probability of the explosion realisation. EM based on TATH always ignite in the form of combustion from the surface, independent of the heat flow that points to the higher extent of its safety. These data correlate well with the higher parameters of its ignition.