A simple method to assess detonation temperature without using any experimental data and computer code

Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz; Hamid Reza Nazari

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.10.001

A simple method to assess detonation temperature without using any experimental data and computer code

J Hazard Mater. 2006 May 20;133(1-3):129-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.10.001. Epub 2005 Nov 16.

Authors

Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz¹, Hamid Reza Nazari

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Malek-ashtar University of Technology, Shahin-shahr, Islamic Republic of Iran. mhkeshavarz@mut-es.ac.ir

PMID: 16297533
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.10.001

Abstract

Detonation temperature of C(a)H(b)N(c)O(d) explosives can be predicted from a, b, c, d and calculated gas phase heat of formation of explosives without using any assumed detonation products and experimental data. Two new correlations are introduced for calculation of detonation temperature of aromatic and non-aromatic explosive compounds so that it is shown here how simply calculated heat of formation by additivity rule and atomic composition are only necessary data for this simple prediction. Calculated detonation temperatures by the introduced correlations for both pure and explosive formulations show good agreement with respect to measured detonation temperatures and complicated computer codes. The average mean absolute error in detonation temperature is within about 7.0%.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Computers
Explosions*
Models, Chemical*
Temperature*