Direct observation of the phenomenology of a solid thermal explosion using time-resolved proton radiography

L. Smilowitz; B. F. Henson; J. J. Romero; B. W. Asay; C. L. Schwartz; A. Saunders; F. E. Merrill; C. L. Morris; K. Kwiatkowski; G. Hogan; P. Nedrow; M. M. Murray; T. N. Thompson; W. McNeil; P. Rightley; M. Marr-Lyon

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.228301

Direct observation of the phenomenology of a solid thermal explosion using time-resolved proton radiography

L. Smilowitz, B. F. Henson, J. J. Romero, B. W. Asay, C. L. Schwartz, A. Saunders, F. E. Merrill, C. L. Morris, K. Kwiatkowski, G. Hogan, P. Nedrow, M. M. Murray, T. N. Thompson, W. McNeil, P. Rightley, M. Marr-Lyon

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Abstract

We present a new phenomenology for burn propagation inside a thermal explosion based on dynamic radiography. Radiographic images were obtained of an aluminum cased solid cylindrical sample of a plastic bonded formulation of octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine. The phenomenology observed is ignition followed by cracking in the solid accompanied by the propagation of a radially symmetric front of increasing proton transmission. This is followed by a further increase in transmission through the sample, ending after approximately 100μs. We show that these processes are consistent with the propagation of a convective burn front followed by consumption of the remaining solid by conductive particle burning.

Original language	English
Article number	228301
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	100
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.228301
State	Published - Jun 4 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Smilowitz, L., Henson, B. F., Romero, J. J., Asay, B. W., Schwartz, C. L., Saunders, A., Merrill, F. E., Morris, C. L., Kwiatkowski, K., Hogan, G., Nedrow, P., Murray, M. M., Thompson, T. N., McNeil, W., Rightley, P., & Marr-Lyon, M. (2008). Direct observation of the phenomenology of a solid thermal explosion using time-resolved proton radiography. Physical Review Letters, 100(22), Article 228301. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.228301

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Direct observation of the phenomenology of a solid thermal explosion using time-resolved proton radiography

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