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List of explosives more powerful than HMX
epsilon-HNIW (there is even a RS- ε-HNIW)
Hexanitrobenzene
TENGU
Dinitroazoxyfurazan (DNAF)
HHT ... |
13-5-2018 at 10:00
by: Rocinante |
TNT blast ovepressure equivalents and VODs of fuel/oxidizer mixtures
10 kg of TNT is known to produce 99 % lethal blast at 3 m and 50 % at 3.9 m, seing AP or AN and 30 % ... |
12-5-2018 at 00:18
by: Rocinante |
TNT blast ovepressure equivalents and VODs of fuel/oxidizer mixtures
5 kg charges. Of interest are AP or AN/Al 70:30 that seem to reach 200 % of TNT equivalent.
http: ... |
11-5-2018 at 03:31
by: Rocinante |
TATP is not an entropic explosion
There is a widspread myth that TATP detonates in an entropic explosion releasing very little heat an ... |
11-5-2018 at 03:16
by: Rocinante |
Fuel-Air Explosives
Simple 0.2 kg HE bursting charge with a 2 kg of isopropyl alcohol/Al gives a ~ 3 kg TNT eq.
http: ... |
8-5-2018 at 10:02
by: Rocinante |
Final volume of gas expansion in (for example) RDX detonation
This is basic stuff and completely useless since the term T is not known hence my OP.. we don't have ... |
4-5-2018 at 08:03
by: Rocinante |
Final volume of gas expansion in (for example) RDX detonation
Does anyone have any data on the final volume of the detonation products of high explosives when the ... |
3-5-2018 at 14:33
by: Rocinante |
Testing EMs during thunder storms
My pet fish detonated blasting caps in a 5 l bucket (1.5 US gallons) filled with powdered gypsum or ... |
30-4-2018 at 22:03
by: Rocinante |
ETN recrystallization for max density
Maximum density esters can suffer low VOD without a small booster, esp. regarding NC/EGDN. However, ... |
29-4-2018 at 10:01
by: Rocinante |
Short question / quick answer - Thread
...falsified by direct pressure measurements (thin paper tubes), unfortunately, KClO4/Al is better t ... |
27-4-2018 at 11:20
by: Rocinante |
Pressing and casting charges
Yamato71 didn't experience explosion due to casting, stop this nonsense before it becomes a widespre ... |
5-4-2018 at 13:54
by: Rocinante |
Halifax Explosion
It would be nice to find pictures of the fragments.
Such a big explosion is likely to ignite all ... |
17-2-2018 at 03:55
by: Rocinante |
Reliable ways to detonate secondaries
avoid AP/AN, too sensitive. Add few % of Al to your ANFO or use finer and better dried crystals. Or ... |
12-2-2018 at 11:55
by: Rocinante |
Short question / quick answer - Thread
The shattering effect on steel targets will be about an order of magnitude higher (5-10×) with 8000 ... |
29-1-2018 at 03:50
by: Rocinante |
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
Is there any realistic static danger presented by the cotton plug? Assuming metal body and short-cir ... |
26-1-2018 at 09:49
by: Rocinante |
Short question / quick answer - Thread
jioseph: Read this chapter on primary explosives, DDNP is extremely friction insensitive compared to ... |
23-1-2018 at 13:06
by: Rocinante |
Wrappolite
For RDX: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010218016000237
https://www.research ... |
19-1-2018 at 10:35
by: Rocinante |
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
I think that some parts of this post should be added to the topical compendium thread. |
17-1-2018 at 10:38
by: Rocinante |
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
That's nice.... maybe you could add some drop testing, insertion testing, slight strikes against con ... |
13-1-2018 at 00:55
by: Rocinante |
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
Yea, ß-lead azide is deadly. It can detonate in solution. HMTD recr. from CCl3 is known to detonate ... |
12-1-2018 at 11:19
by: Rocinante |
Ag2C2.AGNO3 (DS)
Here is a book that contains a section on SA and SA.DS:
http://pyrotechnics.no-ip.org/files/Prim ... |
12-1-2018 at 09:39
by: Rocinante |
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
Assuming that we have powdered primary, I'm talking about these two cases.
In case one, there is ... |
12-1-2018 at 07:44
by: Rocinante |
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
Have you tried a full scale detonation in your blocks? Does it fragment? Does it muffle the sound of ... |
12-1-2018 at 03:53
by: Rocinante |
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
The bucket reduces the sound levels, too. Indeed, the ramming rod (the second one, not pictured) is ... |
11-1-2018 at 09:03
by: Rocinante |
Blast Mitigation Devices - Blasting Caps
One takes several 5 - 10 l buckets, places them inside each another. The central one is filled with ... |
11-1-2018 at 06:59
by: Rocinante |
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