Parameters and Characteristics of Detonation

A parameter is a quantity which may have various values each fixed within the limits of a stated case or discussion (Ref 4a). Detonation parameters are density, heat of detonation, pressure developed on deton, temperature developed on detonation, detonation velocity, energy, propagation velocity, brisance, impetus (power), specific impulse, etc. These values seem to be identical with those called Caracteris-tiques des Explosifs et de Poudres by French scientists. Some of them are listed in Vol 2 of this Encycl, p C149-L as Characteristics of Explosives and Propellants . Some scientists list parameters 

Kistiakowsky listed in Table V, p 957 of Ref 1 values for parameters of detonation for TNT and Dunkle listed in Table XXIV, p 263 of Ref 3 the parameters for TNT, RDX, 77/23-Cyclotol and Composition B. Table A lists some of these parameters  

Dewey (Ref 2) described determination of detonation parameters from photographic observations. Cowan Fickett (Ref 4) determined the effects of the various Kis-tiakowsky-Wilson equation of state parameters on the calculated D - pQ curve for 65/35-RDX/TNT expl mixture. Baum, Stanyukovich Shekhter (Ref 5) presented some parameters of shock waves. Stein 

Dremin et al (Ref 12) gives values for the following parameters of RDX TNT D=detonation velocity, Uj = velocity of detonation products at the detonation-wave front, and P = Chapman-Jouguet-plane pressure at various densities 

Mader (Ref 13) detd several detonation parameters for numerous expls with the 

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