• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.617-621
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• 2017

The performance characteristics of aluminized high explosive are considered by varying the aluminum(Al) concentration in a two-phase model. Since the time scales of the characteristic combustion process of high explosives and Al particles differ, the process of energy release behind the leading detonation wave front occurs over an extended period of time. Two cardinal observations are reported: a decrease in detonation velocity with an increase in Al concentration and a double front detonation (DFD) feature when anaerobic Al reaction occurs behind the front. In the current study, a series of confined rate sticks are considered for characterizing the performance of aluminized HMX with a maximum Al concentration of 50%. The simulated results are compared with the experimental data for 5%-25% concentrations.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.45-55
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• 2005

일반적 의미의 성형폭약이라 함은 폭약 중에 빈공간이 존재하여 표면쪽으로 개방되어 있는 한덩이의 고폭약을 말한다. 이런 이유로 절단 단면의 형상은 주로 V 자형을 이루고 있으며 보통 V자의 뽀족한 부분이 기폭부분이 된다. 성형폭약은 그 생김새를 기준으로 크게 2가지로 나눌 수가 있는데 원뿔형과 선형이 그것이다. 원뿔형 성형폭약은 그 초기 발전단계부터 군용 대장갑용으로 명성을 떨쳤으며 현재에도 많은 연구가 진행되고 있는 상태이다. 이에 비해 선형 성형폭약은 철구조물 해체나 여러 용도의 민간/상업용 절단도구로 많이 쓰이고 있는데 두 번의 세계전쟁을 치루며 엄청난 규모의 물질적 인적 지원을 바탕으로 발전한 원뿔형 성형폭약에 비해서 턱없이 연구실적이 부족한 상태이다. 이 논문에서는 일반적인 선형 성형폭약의 관통력에 대한 연구가 아닌 기능적 측면에 대한 연구결과를 서술하며, 기능적 측면상 중요한 몇 개의 항목에 대한 수량화, 정의 및 연구가 이루어진다. 그 항목으로는 발전거리(run up distance), 이격거리(stand off distance), 기폭위치에 따른 절단모양, 파편 분간 형상 등이 있으며 각 항목에 대한 하류 항목들은 본문에서 다루어진다. 모든 실험은 University of Missouri-Rolla, Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center 에서 이루어 졌으며 대부분의 실험은 500grain/ft 선형성형폭약을 사용하여, 기폭 후 철제목표물을 관통한 형상 및 관통 단면을 관찰하는 형식으로 이루어졌다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.10-18
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• 2017

The problem of non-ideal detonation propagation velocities in heterogeneous hybrid mixtures is studied in the case of a high explosive with suspended fine aluminum (Al) particles. Since there exist difference in the time scales of the characteristic induction and combustion of High Explosives and solid particles, the process of energy release behind the leading shock front occurs over an extended period of time. The problem is analyzed by the theory of the mechanics of multiphase media with mass, momentum and heat exchanges between particles and gases. The numerical results match the available experimental results of heavily aluminized (5~25% Al weight) HMX explosive obtained previously.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.1-8
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• 2008

We present a model for simulating high energy laser heating of metal for ignition of energetic materials. The model considers effect of ablation of steel plate with long laser pulses and continuous lasers of several kilowatts and the thermal response of well-characterized high explosives for ignition. Since there is enough time for the thermal wave to propagate into the target and to create a region of hot spot in the high explosives, electron thermal diffusion of ultra-short (femto- and pico-second) lasing is ignored; instead, heat diffusion of absorbed laser energy in the solid target is modeled with thermal decomposition kinetic models of high explosives. Numerically simulated pulsed-laser heating of solid target and thermal explosion of RDX, TATB, and HMX are compared to experimental results. The experimental and numerical results are in good agreement.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.29-40
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• 2000

Emulan은 ANFO와 bulk Emulsion(Emulite)의 흔합물로서 ANFO입자 사이의 공간은 내수성을 가진 Emulite로 채워지기 때문에 에너지와 밀도가 확실하게 증가하며 뛰어난 내수성을 가진다. 따라서 높은 장전밀도와 고 함유 에너지로 인하여 ANFO 대비 천공 미터당 암석 파쇄량을 40 %이상 증가시킬 수 있으며 저항선과 공간격을 각각 20%이상 증가시킬 수 있다. 특히, 습윤상태가 심한 장소에서 ANFO를 대신하여 가장 경제적인 폭약임이 확인되었다. 본 연구에서는 최신 Bulk-type의 폭약(Emulan)과 AFPO 및 Emulsion계 폭약을 각각 사용하여 현장의 적용성, 상호 발파효과 및 효율성과 경제성 비교를 통하여 앞으로의 대규모 노천현장이나 석산에서 보다 적절하게 사용할 수 있는 화약류에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.28-36
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• 2010

A study about economical blasting methods which can improve fragmentation and save explosive in blasting is in progress. One of the blasting methods is an air decking method making air layers in boreholes. However, it is difficult to apply this method to the boreholes filled with water. In this study, an underwater Air Tube was manufactured and tried to place it at a certain location in a water filled borehole. It was found that the application of underwater air tube in wet boreholes could improve the fragmentation and save 10~15% of the explosives.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.686-690
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• 2017

In this study, we numerically investigate the detonation characteristics (detonation velocity and pressure) of a hybrid ethylene-air and RDX mixture using two-phase model. Compared with detonation of pure ethylene-air mixture, the detonation of the hybrid ethylene-air and RDX mixture has higher pressure and stronger impulse because the hybrid mixture has additional chemical heat release of RDX particles. To validate the numerical results using two-phase model, we compare the experimental data which show changes of detonation pressure and velocity according to concentration of RDX particles.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.51-54
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• 2008

Various types of beam distributions of high energy lasers are classified by the mode patterns. We study two dimensional laser initiation of confined energetic materials with multiple beam profiles.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.19-30
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• 2016

We presented a hydrodynamic modeling necessary to accurately reproduce shock-induced detonation of pyrotechnic initiator. The methodology for such numerical prediction of shock propagation is quite straight forward if the models are properly implemented and solved in a well-formulated shock physics code. A series of SSGT(Small Scale Gap Test) and detailed hydrodynamic simulation are conducted to quantify the shock sensitivity of an acceptor that contains 97.5% RDX. A TBI(Through Bulkhead Initiator) system, consisting of a train configuration of Donor(HNS+HMX) - Bulkhead(STS) - Acceptor(RDX), were investigated to further validate the interaction between energetic and non-reactive materials for predicting the detonating response for successful operation of such small pyro device.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.75-85
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• 2016

A pyrotechnic system consisting of donor/acceptor pair separated by a gap relies on shock attenuation characteristics of the gap material and shock sensitivity of the donor and acceptor charges. Despite of its common use, numerical study of such pyrotechnic train configuration is seldom reported because proper modeling of the full process requires precise capturing of the shock wave attenuation in the gap prior to triggering a full detonation of high explosive and accurate description of the high strain rate dynamics of the explosively loaded inert confinements. We apply a Eulerian level-set based multimaterial hydrocode with reactive flow models for pentolite donor and heavily aluminized RDX as acceptor charge. The complex shock interaction, critical gap thickness, acoustic impedance, and go/no-go characteristics of the gap test are quantitatively investigated.