Novel Analytical X-Ray Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Tool for Quality Control of Energetic Materials

摘要

Factors affecting the stability of energetic materials are not well understood. Knowledge of these factors is essential for the predictability and hence the successful applications of energetic materials as explosives and/or propellants. This in turn involves study of energetic reactions and reaction parameters. The effects of lattice defects, particle size, temperature, radiation and mechanical impact on the initiation and subsequent propagation of solid-state decomposition reaction have been studied by several researchers. However, the identification and understanding of factors governing energetics in these reactions is not achieved as of yet. This problem in our opinion can be understood in terms of the microstructure of these materials. This report focuses on the study of microstructure of energetic materials using novel non-destructive, non-intrusive x-ray diffraction techniques developed at Brimrose.