Photographic Study Of A Dead-Pressed Explosive

G. M. Swallowe; J. E. Field

doi:10.1117/12.967781

1 March 1983 Photographic Study Of A Dead-Pressed Explosive

G. M. Swallowe, J. E. Field

Proceedings Volume 0348, 15th Intl Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.967781
Event: 15th International Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics, 1982, San Diego, United States

Abstract

High speed photography in conjunction with electron microscopy and a pressure measuring technique have been used to investigate the differences between dead-pressed and non-dead-pressed samples of the primary explosive Mercury Fulminate (Hg Ful). Photographs of reaction propagation were taken in transmitted light using a specially adapted drop-weight machine with transparent anvils. The results of these experiments suggested a mechanism for dead-pressing in Hg Ful based on the microscopic internal structure of the compacted explosive.

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G. M. Swallowe and J. E. Field "Photographic Study Of A Dead-Pressed Explosive", Proc. SPIE 0348, 15th Intl Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics, (1 March 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.967781

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