Impact, Thermal, and Shock Sensitivity of Molten TNT and of Asphalt-Contaminated Molten TNT

International Society of Explosives Engineers
Richard J. Mainiero Yael Miron Solin S. W Kwak Lewis H. Kopera James Q. Wheeler
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International Society of Explosives Engineers
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20
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Publication Date:
Jan 1, 1996

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The research reported here was part of an effort to evaluate the safety of a process to recover TNT from MK-9 depth bombs by the autoclave meltout process. In this process the depth bombs are heated to 121oC so that the TNT will melt and run into a vat. Unfortunately, asphalt lining the inside surface of the bomb also melts and flows out with the TNT. Prior to this study, it was not known what effect the asphalt contamination and the higher than normal process temperatures (121oC) would have on the sensitivity of the TNT.
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APA: Richard J. Mainiero Yael Miron Solin S. W Kwak Lewis H. Kopera James Q. Wheeler  (1996)  Impact, Thermal, and Shock Sensitivity of Molten TNT and of Asphalt-Contaminated Molten TNT

MLA: Richard J. Mainiero Yael Miron Solin S. W Kwak Lewis H. Kopera James Q. Wheeler Impact, Thermal, and Shock Sensitivity of Molten TNT and of Asphalt-Contaminated Molten TNT. International Society of Explosives Engineers, 1996.

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