PROGRESS REPORT ON ADAPTATION OF CONTINUOUS WIRE METHOD FOR MEASURING TRANSIENT PHENOMENA

摘要

The development of a continuous ionization sensor which can be used to study detonation and pre-detonation phenomena in solid propellants and explosives is discussed. The system described is capable of following the progress of an ionized front down a charge and at the same time it measures the resistance or conductance of the front. During the evalua¬tion of the technique, a number of explosives were used (TNT, Comp B, Pentolite). The results are discussed qualitatively.