Simulating Hot-spot Formation in Insensitive High Explosives
April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025
LIVERMORE, California, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Simulating hot-spot formation in insensitive high explosives
When high explosives are subjected to sudden shock waves, such as from an impact or detonation, tiny regions of intense heat -- called hot spots -- form at microstructural defects such as pores. These hot spots play a critical role in determining whether the expl . . .
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Simulating hot-spot formation in insensitive high explosives
When high explosives are subjected to sudden shock waves, such as from an impact or detonation, tiny regions of intense heat -- called hot spots -- form at microstructural defects such as pores. These hot spots play a critical role in determining whether the expl . . .