Using thermochemical code EXPLO5 to predict the performance parameters of explosives

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Author: Muhamed Suceska
• Author: Barbara Stimac Tumara
• Author: Martin Künzel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4026-441X
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Mining and Geotechnical Engineering)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Mining, Petroleum and Geology Engineering

Abstract (english)

Thanks to the development of more powerful computers and efficient numerical techniques, numerical modelling has become a compulsory tool in solving various problems in the field of energetic materials. In cases where measuring techniques are still unable to measure a given parameter, numerical modelling may be the only option of obtaining a value. In addition, numerical modelling helps us to better understand some phenomena, particularly in understanding the influence of input parameters on output results, as well as saving time and money. The thermochemical equilibrium code EXPLO5 is such a tool which enables theoretical prediction of performance of high explosives, propellants and pyrotechnic compositions. The code is used by more than 80 research laboratories worldwide.

• Keywords (english): explosives; performance; detonation; kinetic detonation; JWL coefficients; Gurney energy; detonation energy
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Materiały Wysokoenergetyczne / High Energy Materials
• Numbering: vol. 13, pp. 17-27
• p-ISSN: 2083-0165
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22211/matwys/0215
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:169:511484
• Publication: 2021-10-29
• Project: Number: IP-2019-04-1618; Title (croatian): Poboljšani model neidealne detonacije gospodarskih eksploziva; Title (english): An improved model of non-ideal detonation of commercial explosives; Acronym: NEIDEMO; Leader: Muhamed Sućeska; Jurisdiction: Croatia; Funding stream: IP
• Document URL: https://ipo.lukasiewicz.gov.pl/wydawnictwa/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/HEM_0215_v2.pdf
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-01-25 14:48:40