• 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.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.16-16
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• 1999

램 가속기 탄체 형상에 따른 가속 특성에 대한 연구는 열적 질식 모드에 대하여 Washington 대학, ISL 연구소 등에서 실험적으로 수행되어 졌으나 초폭굉 연소 모드에 대해서는 아직 미비한 실정이다. 초폭굉 연소 모드 램 가속기의 기본적인 탄체 형상은 원추-원통-원추로 이루어진 형상으로 탄체 전면에 형성된 경사 충격파가 탄체와 가속기 사이에서 반사되며 데토네이션파를 발생시켜 가속하게 된다. 탄체의 형상에 따라서 탄체 주위에 형성되는 충격파 구조는 차이를 나타내게 되고 발생되는 데토네이션파의 위치와 강도를 따라서 탄체의 가속특성은 상당한 차이를 나타낸다. 기본적으로 탄 체의 전면 형상은 경사 충격파의 강도와 단체 주위의 유동장의 특성을 결정하는 주요 요인이고 이에 따라 데토네이션파의 형성과 안정화 역시 결정되어 탄체의 가속 특성을 결정짓는다. 또한 데토네이션파를 임의의 위치에 형성하기 위해 이중 원추형상의 충격파-충격파 상호작용을 이용하여 데토네이션파를 발생시켜 탄체를 가속시킨다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.82-91
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• 1999

Projectile shapes of the superdetonative ram accelerator have great effects on shock structures, detonation wave formation, and ram acceleration characteristics. In this study, cone-cylinder-cone, a baseline projectile configuration of the superdetonative combustion mode, double-cone configurations and power-law shape, have been numerically investigated to analyze the effect of the front/rear configuration changes, on the flow field around the projectile, detonation wave formation process, and projectile acceleration characteristics. Hence, a ram projectile configuration with conspicuously improved acceleration characteristics has been proposed by adjusting the double cone angle and height. The results provide useful information for the ram accelerator design optimization study.

• 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.