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Published on: February 20, 2016
Shock and detonation properties of solid explosives with gaseous products
1Physics Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. msa@aun.edu.eg
Abstract:
We present a simple theoretical model to calculate shock and detonation properties of solid explosives. A solid equation of state of the Mie-Gruneisen form based on interatomic potential of the Lennard-Jones type with a soft repulsive part is used to calculate the shock properties of solid explosives. In conjunction with the Chapman-Jouguet condition, a reliable dense fluid equation of state and a simple mixing rule are used to calculate detonation properties of solid explosives with gaseous products. Calculations show a satisfactory agreement with experimental data and with results obtained from other theoretical modes.
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