Ignition thresholds of aluminized HMX-based polymer-bonded explosives

Christopher Miller; Seokpum Kim; Yasuyuki Horie; Min Zhou

doi:10.1063/1.5052632

Ignition thresholds of aluminized HMX-based polymer-bonded explosives

Christopher Miller, Seokpum Kim, Yasuyuki Horie, Min Zhou

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Abstract

The ignition of aluminized HMX-based polymer-bonded explosives (PBXs) under shock loading is studied via mesoscale simulations. The conditions analyzed concern loading pulses of 20 nanoseconds to 0.8 microseconds in duration and impact piston velocities on the order of 400-1000 m/s or loading stresses on the order of 3-14 GPa. The sets of samples studied have stochastically similar microstructures consisting of a bimodal distribution of HMX grains, an Estane binder, and aluminum particles 50-100 µm in diameter. The computational model accounts for constituent elasto-viscoplasticity, viscoelasticity, bulk compressibility, fracture, interfacial debonding, internal contact, bulk and frictional heating, and heat conduction. The analysis focuses on the development of hotspots under different material settings and loading conditions. In particular, the ignition thresholds in the forms of the James relation and the Walker-Wasley relation and the corresponding ignition probability are calculated and expressed as functions of the aluminum volume fraction for the PBXs analyzed. It is found that the addition of aluminum raises the ignition thresholds, causing the materials to be less sensitive. Dissipation and heating mechanism changes responsible for this trend are delineated.

Original language	English
Article number	045103
Journal	AIP Advances
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5052632
State	Published - Apr 1 2019

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (Dr. Martin Schmidt). C. Miller also acknowledges the support from the DoE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship Program (DE-NA0003864.).

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DOE NNSA	DE-NA0003864
Air Force Office of Scientific Research

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