Effect of Defects on Mechanisms of Initiation and Energy Release in Energetic Molecular Crystals.

摘要

We have performed fundamental experimental and theoretical studies of insensitive energetic materials (FOX 7, HMX, RDX, TATB and PETN) with the aim of better-ascertaining their behavior under extreme conditions as well as seeking to understand more about what makes them relatively stable in the hope of designing better explosives in the future. We have also developed novel methods to study these important materials which we feel will aid future studies of insensitive munitions.