Abstract
The effective specific energy, E g , of an explosive in metal acceleration applications is less than that determined by detonation calorimetry, because internal energy remaining in the product gases late in their expansion does not take part in the acceleration. For CHNO explosives, a correlation is shown between the conversion of internal to kinetic energy by threefold expansion of the products, as calculated by the TIGER thermochemical code, and experimental values of E g . Specific energy is also correlated with the density of the explosive and with the ø factor developed by Kamlet, which in turn involves the molecular weight and quantity of product gases and a simple estimate of the thermochemical energy of an explosive.
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