Abstract:
The propagation of detonation in liquid explosive mixtures (LEM) (nitrobenzene solutions in tetranitromethane) in inert and active powdered media of normal loose packing has been experimentally studied. It is shown that for small distances the general wave process is determined only by the propagation of detonation in LEM through narrow channels formed by separate particles of the powdered material independently of its acoustic stiffness. As the distance increases, in heterogeneous explosive mixtures with HMX a comparatively low-velocity wave smoothly changes to stationary detonation of the composition as a whole.
