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Acta Armamentarii ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (S1): 147-160.doi: 10.12382/bgxb.2024.0641

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Advances in Formulation and Damage Assessment of Thermobaric Explosive

ZHANG Siwei1,2, ZHANG Pengcheng1,*(), WANG Zi1,2, PENG Wenlian1, TAN Linghua2, ZHANG Xinggao1   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205,China
    2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094,Jiangsu,China
  • Received:2024-07-29 Online:2024-11-06
  • Contact: ZHANG Pengcheng

Abstract:

Thermobaric explosive is an fuel-rich explosive that can inflict severe damage to facilities and personnel in confined spaces due to the long-term pressure generated by explosion and combustion, as well as high-temperature fireballs. Thermobaric explosive involves the propagation of detonation waves in the charge, the scattering of fuel particles in space, and the subsequent combustion process of fuel particles. The coupling process of multi-scale, multi-material, multi-factor and multi-physical field causes the thermostatic damages, which is a significant area of damage research. This paper primarily discusses the research advances in the theoretical underpinnings of formulation design, the impact of formulation’s primary components on thermobaric explosive performance and the performance evaluation of thermobaric explosive. It highlights that the future developments in thermobaric explosives will focus on the high chemical potential metal fuels and energy release techniques.Models for simulating the performance of thermobaric explosives should also be highly regarded. In conclusion, the formulation design based on large-scale data from simulations and tests will be a mainstay for driving the development of thermobaric explosives.

Key words: thermostatic damage, thermostatic explosive, formulation design, damage assessment, model establishment

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