Dynamics of the detonation products of a TATB based high explosive: Photon doppler velocimetry and high-speed digital shadowgraphy of expanding species

Abstract

We have performed time-resolved free surface velocity measurements of the expanding products from the detonation of a TATB based high explosive composition, using both Heterodyne Velocimetry (i.e. Photon Doppler Velocimetry) and digital high speed shadowgraphy. The free surface velocity waveforms exhibit features which can be directly related to charateristics of the reaction zone. This allows to estimate the von Neumann spike pressure to P VN ≃41 GPa and the duration of the reaction zone to 400-500 ns, in good agreement with previous studies. 2D Eulerian direct numerical simulations performed with the wide-ranging equation of state and reaction rate model developed by Wescott, Scott Stewart and Davis are found to be in very good agreement with our experimental results. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.