Determination of the Gurney velocity for the unconventional aluminum‐water explosive
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posted on 2025-03-12, 11:27 authored by Thanasi Frost, Bucur Novac, Don Danilov, Peter SeniorPeter SeniorThe present work is dedicated to the determination of the Gurney velocity of the unconventional aluminum‐water explosive. The paper presents the experimental arrangement, the diagnostic equipment used, and the main results that have been obtained. The experiments report the accurate velocity measurement of projectiles accelerated by aluminum and copper underwater exploding wires. Based on the results obtained, a Gurney velocity of 1.88 km/s has been obtained for the unconventional aluminum‐water explosive. The result is discussed and compared with typical values for standard explosives.
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- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Propellants, Explosives, PyrotechnicsVolume
48Issue
8Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbHVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.© 2023 The Authors. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics published by Wiley-VCH GmbHPublication date
2023-08-01Copyright date
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0721-3115eISSN
1521-4087Publisher version
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