Diameter of Solid Explosives

Critical Diameter of Solid Explosives. This subject is discussed in the books of Baum et al (Ref 1) and of Andreev Belyaev (Ref 2) Combining information from both books, we compiled the following table  

Critical Diameters of Some Solid Explosives in Powdery Form 

Explosive Density, g/cc Particle Size, mm Critical Diameter, mm 

The above table shows that critical diameter increases with increase of density and particle size. Critical diameter of AN/TNT mixture increases with increase of AN content It has also been shown that confinement decreases the critical diameter of a charge Refs 1) Baum, Stanyukovich Shekhrer(1959), 284-86 2) Andreev Belyaev (I960), 198-201 

Jaffe A Method for the Determination of the Critical Diameters of Explosives , NavWepsRept 7360(1960), USNavalOrdnLab, White Oak, Silver Spring, Md 

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See also Critical Diameters of Liquid Explosives and Critical Diameter of Solid Explosives in Section 1)... 

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