Influence of booster size on the total energy of RBUL-1 explosive in underwater explosion

Tongtang Cao, Lin Zhou, Xiangrong Zhang, Jiming Wang

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Abstract

To investigate the influence of the booster size on the total energy of DNAN-based insensitive melt-cast explosive RBUL-1, six groups of underwater explosion experiments with varied booster sizes were carried out to measure the total energy of RBUL-1 explosive. Experimental results show that the booster size especially the booster diameter has a great influence on the total energy of RBUL-1 explosive. An expression was proposed and calibrated to illustrate the relationship between the total energy of RBUL-1 explosive and the booster size. Besides, the booster size used in the underwater explosion experiments was optimized to achieve higher total energy results. The present investigation has practical significance for the design of the booster sequence and warhead.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012074
JournalIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Volume167
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Feb 2017
Event1st International Conference on New Material and Chemical Industry, NMCI 2016 - Sanya, China
Duration: 19 Nov 201621 Nov 2016

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