Optical sensitising of insensitive energetic material for laser ignition

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dc.contributor.authorFang, Xiao
dc.contributor.authorWalton, Alexander J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T14:08:39Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T14:08:39Z
dc.date.issued2022-10-21
dc.description.abstractAn experimental investigation into optical sensitisation for laser ignition of an insensitive explosive 1,1-Diamino-2,2-dinitroethene (FOX-7) has been carried out, by using a near-infrared diode laser at a wavelength of 808 nm. In this study carbon black as the optical sensitiser was mixed at 5 wt.% with the explosive using two different mixing techniques, tumble mix and ground mix. The mixture samples were characterised by microscopy to examine the dispersion of carbon black within the mixtures and analyse effects of the mixing techniques on their laser ignitability. Laser ignition maps were developed for both mixing techniques and varying sample densities also examined to determine the density effect on laser ignition with various laser parameters of beam width, laser duration and laser power. The results have shown that ground mixing method provides more uniform dispersion of carbon black in the mixture samples, and therefore allows a lower laser ignition threshold than that of tumble mixing method.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationFang X, Walton AJ. (2023) Optical sensitising of insensitive energetic material for laser ignition. Optics and Laser Technology, Volume 158, Part A, February 2023, Article number 108767en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0030-3992
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2022.108767
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/18602
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectOptical sensitisingen_UK
dc.subjectexplosivesen_UK
dc.subjectlaser ignitionen_UK
dc.subjectFOX-7en_UK
dc.subjectcarbon blacken_UK
dc.titleOptical sensitising of insensitive energetic material for laser ignitionen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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