Thermal Decomposition Studies of Explosives for Component Applications

摘要

The explosives PETN and HNS are currently found in a variety of Sandia devices. The authors have carried out a number of special studies to measure decomposition rates of these materials in hardware at moderate temperatures. The goal of the work was to generate information to enable predictions of component lifetimes to be made. This presentation will discuss sampling and measurement techniques for decomposition products and show results of their application to components containing PETN and HNS. (ERA citation 13:031003)