Ebook: Investigation of the effect of ageing of RDX containing HTPB and GAP bonded high explosive charges on their thermal and shock sensitivity

Karlsruhe, Germany: Proc. of the 45th International Annual Conference of ICT on ‘Energetic Materials – Particles, Processing, Applications’, June 243 to 27, 2014. Paper 15.
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10. ISSN 0722-4087.Insensitive ammunition is intended to reduce the collateral damage that, for instance, occurs as a result of fire or bullet impact on ammunition during transport and storage in battle field environments. In the framework of the project »Insensitive Munitions & Ageing« of the European Defense Agency (EDA) researchers were investigating the aging of a variety of energetic materials with respect to changes in sensitivity against thermal and shock impact threads. Six contributing European countries worked together on this project: France (was also project-leading country), Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic. This paper presents the German part.