Abstract:
The paper reports results of investigation of the explosive decomposition of heavy metal azides in real time. The characteristics of the detected predetonation effects – the preexplosion conductance and luminescence of heavy metal azides – are described. The obtained value of the preexplosion conductivity of silver azide indicates that the process is of a chain nature. A model for the development of explosion of heavy metal azides is developed including multiplication of active particles (holes) by a first-order reaction and chain termination by a second-order reaction.
Citation:
B. P. Aduev, È. D. Aluker, G. M. Belokurov, A. N. Drobchik, Yu. A. Zakharov, A. G. Krechetov, A. Yu. Mitrofanov, “Preexplosion phenomena in heavy metal azides”, Fizika Goreniya i Vzryva, 36:5 (2000), 78–89; Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves, 36:5 (2000), 622–632