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Publication Type honors thesis
School or College College of Engineering
Department Chemical Engineering
Creator Coon, Nancy Ann
Title A new theory for the dependence of detonation velocity on cylindrical charge diameter
Date 1980-05
Year graduated 1980
Description A new theory to study the behavior of cylindrical explosives has been developed through the application of the equations governing mass, energy, and momentum conservation, an equation state, the Chapman-Jouget condition, and Newtonian mechanics. The resultant equation, D=DAinfe^(-a2/d), where D = the detonation velocity, Dinf= the detonation velocity at infinite diameter, a2 = the effective reaction zone length, and d = the diameter of the cylindrical charge, predicts a linear relationship between the logarithm of the detonation velocity and the reciprocal of the charge diameter. The validity of this equation is supported by graphs of experimental data. For a given set of data, two straight lines are often seen, indicating a mechanism change at some value of the diameter. This theory provides a new tool for further investigation of such mechanistic problems as well as failure conditions and other detonation phenomena.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Detonators; Explosives
Language eng
Rights Management (c) Nancy Ann Coon
Format Medium application/pdf
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62r7r0g

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