EM-8: Energetic Material Properties

Presentations

• Thermal Ignition of Detonable Hydrogen Peroxide Compositions

  ORAL

  June 30, 2009, 2:30 PM – June 30, 2009, 2:45 PM

  Authors

  • Jonathan Zucker

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Timothy Foley

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Peter Dickson

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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• Comparison of Mechanical and Thermal Ignition Characteristics for Reactivity Enhanced Ni/Al Powders

  ORAL

  June 30, 2009, 2:45 PM – June 30, 2009, 3:00 PM

  Authors

  • Robert V. Reeves

    • Purdue University

  • Jeremiah D.E. White

    • Notre Dame University

  • Steven Son

    • Purdue University

  • Alexander Mukasyan

    • Notre Dame University

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• Effect of Aluminum Particle Surface Area and Morphology on the Combustion Properties of KClO$_4$/Al Compositions

  ORAL

  June 30, 2009, 3:00 PM – June 30, 2009, 3:15 PM

  Authors

  • Stanley Caulder

    • Indian Head Division, NSWC

  • Joseph Mackey

    • Indian Head Division, NSWC

  • John Wilkinson

    • Indian Head, Naval Surface Warfare Center
    • Indian Head Division, NSWC
    • Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center

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• Impact Initiation of Pressed Al-based intermetallic Forming Powder Mixtures

  ORAL

  June 30, 2009, 3:15 PM – June 30, 2009, 3:30 PM

  Authors

  • Siwei Du

    • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332-0245
    • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Naresh Thadani

    • Georgia Inst. of Technology, Materials Science Dept.
    • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Georgia Inst. of Technology, Matl Sci \& Eng. Dept.

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• Physical and chemical properties of the new energetic material Si-PETN

  ORAL

  June 30, 2009, 3:30 PM – June 30, 2009, 3:45 PM

  Authors

  • You Lin

    • University of South Florida
    • Department of Physics, University of South Florida

  • Aaron Landerville

    • University of South Florida
    • Department of Physics, University of South Florida

  • Ivan Oleynik

    • University of South Florida
    • Department of Physics, University of South Florida

  • Carter White

    • Naval Research Laboratory
    • Navel Research Laboratory

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• Explanation of the Colossal Sensitivity of Silicon Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (Si-PETN)

  ORAL

  June 30, 2009, 3:45 PM – June 30, 2009, 4:00 PM

  Authors

  • Wei-Guang Liu

  • Sergey Zybin

    • California Institute of Technology

  • Siddharth Dasgupta

  • William Goddard III

    • California Institute of Technology

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• Brazilian disc testing of a UK PBX through the glass transition temperature

  POSTER

  June 30, 2009, 4:00 PM – June 30, 2009, 4:15 PM

  Authors

  • David Williamson

    • University of Cambridge

  • Stuart Palmer

    • University of Cambridge

  • W.G. Proud

    • Fracture and Shock Physics, SMF Group, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Ave., Cambridge, CB3 0HE
    • University of Cambridge
    • University of Cambridge, UK
    • Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thompson Avenue, CB3 0HE

  • Rebecca Govier

    • AWE

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• First-principles studies of hydrostatic and uniaxial compression of a new energetic material -- an energetic nitrate ester

  ORAL

  June 30, 2009, 4:15 PM – June 30, 2009, 4:30 PM

  Authors

  • Michael Conroy

    • University of South Florida

  • Aaron Landerville

    • University of South Florida
    • Department of Physics, University of South Florida

  • Ivan Oleynik

    • University of South Florida
    • Department of Physics, University of South Florida

  • Carter White

    • Naval Research Laboratory
    • Navel Research Laboratory

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