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PBX 9501
6. DETONATION PROPERTIES
6.1 Detonation Velocity.6
Effect of Charge Radius
Charge radius affects the detonation velocity of unconfined PBX 9501 charges
pressed to a density of 1.832 g/cm8 as follows.
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D(R) = 8.802 [(l - 1.9 x lo-“)/R - 9.12 x lo-VR(R - 0.48)]
where D = detonation velocity in millimeters per microsecond
and R = charge radius in millimeters.
The experimentally determined failure diameter is slightly less than 1.52 mm.
6.3 Cylinder Test Results.
Density
k/cm”)
Detonation
Velocity
bdlrs)
Cylinder Wall Velocity
(mm/ps)at
R-R,=5mm R-R,=19mm
1.834 8.792 1.534 1.776
6.4 Plate Dent Test Results.
Density Dent Depth
khma) (mm)
1.853 10.47
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