Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, Vol.41, No.6, 1070-1078, 2016
Packing Configurations of PBX-9501 Cylinders to Reduce the Probability of a Deflagration to Detonation Transition (DDT)
The detonation of hundreds of explosive devices from either a transportation or storage accident is an extremely dangerous event. This paper focuses on identifying ways of packing/storing arrays of explosive cylinders that will reduce the probability of a Deflagration to Detonation Transition (DDT). The Uintah Computational Framework was utilized to predict the conditions necessary for a large scale DDT to occur. The results showed that the arrangement of the explosive cylinders and the number of devices packed in a box greatly effects the probability of a detonation.
Keywords:Deflagration to Detonation Transition (DDT);Deflagration;Detonation;Impact to detonation;Inertial confinement