A computational study of pulsed detonation thermal spraying is conducted using an
axisymmetric two-dimensional transient gaseous detonation model. The variations of the …

Large rocket motors may violently explode when exposed to accidental fires. Even hot metal
fragments from a nearby accident may penetrate the propellant and ultimately cause thermal …

We have conducted a series of experiments to investigate the process of thermal ignition of
energetic materials during slow cook-off, for the primary purpose of validation of models …

Transforming polymorphs, melting, and boiling are physical processes that can accelerate
decomposition rates during cookoff of PETN and make measurements difficult. For example …

Precise wording is important in every field of study, including operational procedures.
Confusion in the wording “organic” and “inorganic” may have contributed to substitution of …

We have completed a series of vented and sealed cookoff experiments of the ε-polymorph of
CL-20 in our Sandia Instrumented Thermal Ignition (SITI) apparatus using both powder and …

A method for the numerical simulation of diffusive transport with moving boundaries is
developed and tested. The variable domain is mapped onto a fixed region, which introduces …

Thermal decomposition of the crystalline explosive, octahydro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5, 7-
tetrazocine (HMX), is modeled using percolation theory in order to characterize thermal …

In this paper, we outline our approach to modeling electrokinetic phenomena in unsaturated
porous media. A short summary of previous electrokinetic modeling efforts for other media is …

Slow cook-off experiments were conducted with measurements of temperature, pressure,
and volume until the onset of ignition; time and position for onset of ignition; and reaction …