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Explosives Technology & Modeling

For scientists, engineers, and managers interested in the current state of explosive and propellant technology, and in the use of numerical modeling to evaluate the performance and vulnerability of explosives and propellants.

After an introduction to shock waves, the course continues with a graphic solution of shock matching and explosive technology. The formation and interaction of shock and detonation waves are illustrated using a one-dimensional numerical reactive hydrodynamic code on the IBM-PC-AT personal computer. Methods for evaluating explosive and propellant sensitivity to shock waves are described and applied to vulnerability problems such as projectile impact and burning-to-detonation transitions. Two- and three-dimensional hydrodynamic codes for modeling explosive and propellant performance and vulnerability are described and typical applications presented. Hands-on use of a code for evaluating explosive and propellant performance, along with a one-dimensional reactive hydrodynamic code, is provided.



Introduction to the Technology of Explosives

Computational Mechanics Associates
P. 0. Box 11314 Baltimore, MD 21239
Phone and Fax: (410) 532-3260
email: compmechanics@verizon.net
website: www.compmechanics.com


This 4-1/2 day short course provides you with a thorough grounding in the various technologies used in the design and application of explosives and explosive systems. The course is designed with two basic obiectives in mind:

(1) to provide the inexperienced worker in the field with sufficient background to understand problems that may arise and to facilitate interaction with specialists in the field

(2) to provide an awareness of the crucial importance of safety in dealing with explosives to be obtained through a technical knowledge of explosive systems.



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