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Impact sensitivity and the maximum heat of detonation.

Peter Politzer, +1 more
- 17 Sep 2015 - 
- Vol. 21, Iss: 10, pp 262-262
TLDR
It is demonstrated that a large heat of detonation is undesirable from the standpoint of the impact sensitivity of an explosive and also unnecessary from the standpoints of its detonation velocity and detonation pressure.
Abstract
We demonstrate that a large heat of detonation is undesirable from the standpoint of the impact sensitivity of an explosive and also unnecessary from the standpoints of its detonation velocity and detonation pressure. High values of the latter properties can be achieved even with a moderate heat of detonation, and this in turn enhances the likelihood of relatively low sensitivity.

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