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Research and Development of High-performance Explosives
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2016
Developmental testing of high explosives for military applications involves small-scale formulation, safety testing, and finally detonation performance tests to verify theoretical calculations. This paper will share typical development tests associated with the measurement of detonation velocity and detonation pressure.
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Minimum Burning Pressures of Water-based Emulsion Explosives
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2017
We present an apparatus based on hot-wire ignition in a pressurized enclosure and an associated methodology to measure the minimum pressure required to induce sustained combustion in water-based emulsion explosives. This method improves product characterization to allow one to use them more safely during pumping and mixing operations.
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Coulomb Explosion Imaging as a Tool to Distinguish Between Stereoisomers
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2017
For small chiral species, Coulomb Explosion Imaging provides a new approach to determine the handedness of individual molecules.
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Standardized Method for Measuring Collection Efficiency from Wipe-sampling of Trace Explosives
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2017
Optimized sampling protocols and the development of new wipe materials can be facilitated by standardized measurements of collection efficiency from wipe-sampling. Our approach for sampling trace explosives uses an automated device to control speed, force, and distance during wipe-sampling followed by extraction of collected explosives.
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Chambers of the Heart
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2025
The human heart is a complex organ made up of four chambers: the right and left atria and the right and left ventricles. These internal chambers are separated by partitions known as the interatrial and interventricular septa. The exterior of the heart features a groove known as the coronary sulcus that demarcates the atria from the ventricles, while the anterior and posterior interventricular sulci distinguish between the two ventricles. Deoxygenated blood from the body is received in the right...
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During rapid oxidation, chemical energy is converted into expanding gases. The resulting pressure rise and shock waves are the principal physical signals of the event, while the sealed chamber limits hazardous dispersal. Recording these effects lets investigators relate reaction behavior to energy release and assess how severe a combustion or explosive event may become.
Reaction kinetics describe how rapidly the oxidation process develops, linking chemical transformation with changes in pressure and temperature. Measuring these physical responses under controlled laboratory conditions helps researchers examine the timing and intensity of energy release. This information supports more accurate interpretation of combustion behavior and models used to predict explosion hazards.
Explosion-chamber experiments help characterize the flammability limits of reactive mixtures by examining their behavior during controlled ignition. The resulting observations provide evidence about when rapid combustion or explosion hazards can occur. Researchers can then use the findings to evaluate mitigation strategies and improve understanding of how hazardous reaction conditions should be managed.
After an ignited fuel, oxidizer, or reactive mixture undergoes rapid oxidation, instruments record the associated pressure and temperature changes, along with the effects of expanding gases and shock waves. These measurements connect the chemical reaction to observable physical outcomes. They provide the quantitative basis for studying energy release, reaction kinetics, and explosion behavior.
Researchers use this approach when they need controlled information about combustion, explosive reactions, or energetic materials. Its applications include characterizing energy release, evaluating chemical safety, improving industrial process safety, and testing mitigation strategies. The resulting data also support models that predict explosion hazards under studied laboratory conditions.
Pressure and temperature measurements provide observable evidence of how a reactive mixture behaves during rapid oxidation. Researchers can use these results alongside studies of reaction kinetics, flammability limits, and energy release to characterize the event. Such experimentally grounded information helps develop models for predicting explosion hazards and informs chemical-safety evaluations.