Bulletin of the American Physical Society
20th Biennial Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Volume 62, Number 9
Sunday–Friday, July 9–14, 2017; St. Louis, Missouri
Session Y3: Detonation and Shock-Induced Chemistry: Chemical Kinetics and Reactive Flow |
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Chair: Bryan Henson, Los Alamos National Laboratory Room: Grand Ballroom FG |
Friday, July 14, 2017 9:15AM - 9:30AM |
Y3.00001: Reacting Chemistry Based Burn Model for Explosive Hydrocodes Matthew Schwaab, Robert Greendyke, Bryan Steward Currently, in hydrocodes designed to simulate explosive material undergoing shock-induced ignition, the state of the art is to use one of numerous reaction burn rate models. These burn models are designed to estimate the bulk chemical reaction rate. Unfortunately, these models are largely based on empirical data and must be recalibrated for every new material being simulated. We propose that the use of an equilibrium Arrhenius rate reacting chemistry model in place of these empirically derived burn models will improve the accuracy for these computational codes. Such models have been successfully used in codes simulating the flow physics around hypersonic vehicles. A reacting chemistry model of this form was developed for the cyclic nitramine RDX by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). Initial implementation of this chemistry based burn model has been conducted on the Air Force Research Laboratory’s MPEXS multi-phase continuum hydrocode. In its present form, the burn rate is based on the destruction rate of RDX from NRL’s chemistry model. Early results using the chemistry based burn model show promise in capturing deflagration to detonation features more accurately in continuum hydrocodes than previously achieved using empirically derived burn models. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, July 14, 2017 9:30AM - 9:45AM |
Y3.00002: Techniques for Collection and Analysis of Pop-Plot Data for Use in Parameterization of Reactive Flow Models Richard Lee, Forrest Svingala, Robert Dorgan, Dana Dattelbaum, Michael Furnish, Gerrit Sutherland Reactive flow models have been used to design explosive trains and predict explosive response to various mechanical insults. Parametrization of these models can be determined using short-duration shock data from thin flyers for ignition behavior and sustained pulse Pop-plot data for growth to detonation behavior. The latter was measured in an explosive using 4 experimental configurations with different data collection techniques. The first two used gas-gun driven 1-D shock waves and either embedded particle velocity gauges, or photon Doppler velocimetry at the end of different sample thicknesses. The second two used explosive donors to produce either a 1-D or quasi-1-D shock wave in wedge or cylindrical acceptors, respectively. Break out of the detonation wave in wedge samples was observed by streak camera, while embedded time of arrival gauges were used for cylindrical samples. Run-distances were compared between all 4 cases using a consistent method involving the intersection of two linear fits through data prior to and after transition to detonation. All methods were found to provide consistent data, indicating that one or a combination of these methods are suitable for parameterizing a reactive flow model. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, July 14, 2017 9:45AM - 10:15AM |
Y3.00003: Reaction initiation and chemical energy release in nitramines Invited Speaker: Igor Schweigert Available kinetic data for condensed-phase reactions responsible for reaction initiation and chemical energy release in reacting explosives is extremely limited, even for widely used classes of molecular explosives such as nitramines. Transient temperatures and stresses generated in different initiation scenarios can vary by several orders of magnitude making it difficult to interpret kinetic data from initiation measurements. In this presentation, I will describe an ongoing theoretical effort aimed at identifying the dominant reaction mechanisms under different thermodynamic conditions, estimating the corresponding rate constants, and developing reduced-order rate models suitable for mesoscale simulations of detonation initiation. [Preview Abstract] |
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Y3.00005: Reactive Burn Model Calibration for PETN Using Ultra-High-Speed Phase Contrast Imaging. Carl Johnson, Kyle Ramos, Cindy Bolme, Nathaniel Sanchez, John Barber, David Montgomery A 1D reactive burn model (RBM) calibration for a plastic bonded high explosive (HE) requires run-to-detonation data. In PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate, 1.65 g/cc) the shock to detonation transition (SDT) is on the order of a few millimeters. This rapid SDT imposes experimental length scales that preclude application of traditional calibration methods such as embedded electromagnetic gauge methods (EEGM) which are very effective when used to study 10 - 20 mm thick HE specimens. In recent work at Argonne National Laboratory's Advanced Photon Source we have obtained run-to-detonation data in PETN using ultra-high-speed dynamic phase contrast imaging (PCI). A reactive burn model calibration valid for 1D shock waves is obtained using density profiles spanning the transition to detonation as opposed to particle velocity profiles from EEGM. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) methods were used to operate the LANL hydrocode FLAG iteratively to refine SURF RBM parameters until a suitable parameter set attained. These methods will be presented along with model validation simulations. The novel method described is generally applicable to `sensitive' energetic materials particularly those with areal densities amenable to radiography. [Preview Abstract] |
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