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RDX
into size; if they are to be used for larger fireworks, they receive an
additional cover of paraffin-treated paper, and both ends are then tied.
For additional safety, two Quickmatches are inserted into the paper
sleeve.
Burning time is preset at between 30 to 100 s/m. A Quick match
contained in paper tubes, is preset to a maximum of 40 m/s to avoid
failure to ignition.
RDX
W Hexogen
Recommended Firing Current
Soll-Zündimpulse; ampèrage recommande our le mise á feu
Current that must be applied to bridgewire circuit to cause operation of
device within specified time.
Recommended Test Current
Maximum current that can be applied to bridgewire circuit for extended
period of time without degrading prime material.
Reduced Sensitivity RS
This term describes improved properties of energetic materials. In the
1990s it was shown that with careful recrystallization techniques the
sensitivity RDX can be reduced on a crystalline level. Nowadays,
reduced sensitivity variants of RDX, assigned as RS-RDX or I-RDX
(for insensitive), are provided by different manufacturer and tested,
particularly in plastic bonded explosives PBX for Insensitive Munitions
IM. Besides, RS-variants of HMX and other high explosives, and
characterization and quality assessment techniques for Reduced Sensitivity
are in the scope of actual research.
Regressive Burning
Degressiver Abbrand; brûlage regressive
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Condition in which mass flow produced by the propellant grain decreases
as web is consumed, due to a decreasing area, decreasing
burn rate, or both (W Progressive Burning Powder).
Explosives. Sixth Edition. Rudolf Meyer, Josef Köhler, Axel Homburg
Copyright © 2007 Wiley-VCH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
ISBN: 978-3-527-31656-4