L. L. Davis, S. Sheffield, R. Engelke
Jun 1, 1999
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Abstract
Bromonitromethane (CH2BrNO2)(BrNM) is chemically similar to nitromethane (NM), with one hydrogen atom replaced by bromine. It is a liquid explosive with an initial density of 2.009 g/cm3. We have shown its sensitivity to shock to be similar to neat NM. Its von Neumann spike pressure is calculated to be nearly twice that of NM while the CJ pressure appears to be only slightly higher than NM. The sound speed of BrNM was measured to be 1.16 km/s and was used in the Universal Liquid Hugoniot (1). Shock Hugoniot measurements were shown to be consistent with this prediction. In addition, we report the results of failure diameter measurements, and the diameter effect curve in brass confinement. Detonation wave profiles obtained using VISARs that record the interface particle velocity between detonating BrNM and a poly(methyl methacrylate) window are also reported.