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41St International Pyrotechnics Seminar (EUROPYRO 2015) and 11Th International GTPS Seminar 2015 41st International Pyrotechnics Seminar (EUROPYRO 2015) and 11th International GTPS Seminar 2015 Toulouse, France 4 - 7 May 2015 ISBN: 978-1-5108-4270-0 Printed from e-media with permission by: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 Some format issues inherent in the e-media version may also appear in this print version. Copyright© (2015) by AF3P All rights reserved. Printed by Curran Associates, Inc. (2017) For permission requests, please contact AF3P at the address below. AF3P ZA de SIGNES BP 785 83030 TOULON Cedex 9 France Phone: 33 4 94 02 3961 Fax: 33 1 94 02 3989 [email protected] Additional copies of this publication are available from: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 USA Phone: 845-758-0400 Fax: 845-758-2633 Email: [email protected] Web: www.proceedings.com Session s1a Session S1b Session S1c Session S1d Session S2a Session S2b Session S2c Session S2b Session S3a Session S3b Session S4a Session S4c Posters Communications SESSION S1A SESSION S1B Energetic materials and molecules Energetic materials and molecules D. SPITZER - French-German Research Institute of Saint-louis ET. ALIYEV - Institute of Combustion Problems Energetic nanomaterials : opportunities to enhance performances Development and investigation of pyrotechnic compositions for green fulÀlling at the same time enYironnemental reTuirements 1 colored lights based on B2O3 and H3BO3 19 W. ARNOLD - MBDA-TDW L. GLAVIER - LAAS CNRS Testing and modelling the initiation of insensitive explosives Developpement of new nanothermite based mixtures for pyrotechnical by projectile impact 3 impact micro-initiator 27 C. FOURNIER - TDA Armements SAS AP. SHAW - US Army RDECOM-ARDEC New melt-cast high explosive tailored to large-series insensitive Metal-element compounds of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium as ammunition 13 pyrotechnic fuels 29 F. DAVID QUILLOT - CEA P. SHAWCROSS - Battelle Memorial Institute Towards low-cost TATB based formulations 15 Pyrotechnic formulations containing potassium ferrate 42 V. BAIJOT - LAAS-CNRS JS. BRUSNAHAN - Weapons and Combat System Division Prediction of pressure, temperature and reaction end products of IRCM pyrotechnic formulations based on boron carbide as the fuel 44 Al-based thermite using a local thermodynamics equilibrium 17 C. MARTIN - ISL Energetic nanocompositions : smart materials, effects and applications 53 P. GIBOT - ISL Electrostatic discharge desensitization of AI/WO3 nanothermites by means of a conductive material 59 Session s1a Session S1b Session S1c Session S1d Session S2a Session S2b Session S2c Session S2b Session S3a Session S3b Session S4a Session S4c Posters Communications SESSION S1C SESSION S1D Energetic materials and molecules Energetic materials and molecules JY. AHN - Pusan National University A. WILMET - Roxel Tuning the explosive reactivity of nanoenergetic materials on a chip by Resonant Acoustic Mixing - Processing and formulation challenges for controling the structre of Al and CuO multilayers 65 cost effective manufacturing 139 K. WOIRIN - Herakles S. KNAPP - Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology Very low critical diameter explosive composition formulation and Hot-Spot Modelling of Thermite Mixtures 159 characterization 70 D. DYE - Naval Surface Warfare Center NV. AVERIANOVA - Kasan National Research Technological University Investigation into blue light emission for cooper-containing NanoÀbrillar cellulose nitrate 85 pyrotechnics 170 MA. BOHN - Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology D. TRACHE - Ecole Militaire Polytechnique Review of some peculiarities of the stability and decomposition of Synthesis and characterization of nitrocellulose microcrystalline from HNF and ADN 87 soft wood using organosolv process 172 F. STA - Nexter Munitions S. COMTE - Herakles 181 Presentation of a doctoral thesis which studies the rheology of Nitropyrazole synthesis : synthesis fo formulation energetic concentrated suspensions used as melt-cast formulations 109 M. GOZIN - Tel Aviv University M. GUERAIN - CEA Nitration of 3,6-Bis(aminoazole)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine Derivatives – X-Ray diffraction studies of HMX and TATB after processing operations Towards More Oxygen-balanced Nitrogen-rich Energetic Materials 191 and thermo-mechanical testing 111 V. SIZOV - Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia M. COMET - ISL Catalyst action zones at combustion of low-calorie propellants 193 Nanothermites : a toolbox for solving contemporary challenges in pyrotechnics 124 F. PESSINA - ISL Ultimate size explosives obtained by SFE process 130 Session s1a Session S1b Session S1c Session S1d Session S2a Session S2b Session S2c Session S2b Session S3a Session S3b Session S4a Session S4c Posters Communications SESSION S2A SESSION S2B Methodologies for design, safety, reliability Methodologies for design, reliability and and lifetime demonstration lifetime demonstration, imness justiÀcations KK. RINK - Rink International LLC N. FORICHON - N. CHAUMET - NEXTER Munitions Use of the krypton-85 radioisotope technique to assess non-hermetic How Nexter Munitions takes into account the reach obsolescences : energetic devices 201 from the formulation to the production line 236 F. CHASSAGNE - DGA Missiles Testing D. MAILLET - Roxel Complete numerical simulation of the Fast-Cook-Off Test applied to a Underwater demilitarisation : a safe and efÀcient way to eliminate Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) 203 solid propellant 245 Ph. GILLARD - Université d’Orléans A. MANO - Herakles Experimental characterization of the thermal degradation of low Advanced biological treatment for solid propulsion - LICORNE ™ 253 vulnerability propellants 213 E. PRADINES - Etienne Lacroix Y. KATO - Nippon Koki Co. Ltd Approach for the assessment of acute inhalation toxicity of smoke Development of crater forming device for the asteroid explorer ammunitions by in silico, in vitro and in vivo modelling 267 Hayabusa2 225 E. SCHULTZ - MSIAC J. DILGER - Naval Surface Warfare Center Integrated munition health management cooperative demonstration Preliminary investigation into Pyrotechnic chemical products via Mass of technology 285 Spectrometry Techniques 232 M. MEKKI - Université de Rouen M. DOUET - Federal Institute for Materials Characterization and toxic assessment of smoke aerosols and Research and Testing Explosive properties of mixtures of black and aerosols produced by Àring small caliber ammunition : a comparative Áash powders 234 study 293 C. MORRIS - US Army Research Laboratory Modeling the combustion of micrometer scale porous silicon channels 305 E. MIKLASZEWSKI - Naval Surface Warfare Center Elimination of perchlorate oxidizers from yellow pyrotechnic Áare compositions 314 Session s1a Session S1b Session S1c Session S1d Session S2a Session S2b Session S2c Session S2b Session S3a Session S3b Session S4a Session S4c Posters Communications SESSION S2C SESSION S2D Methodologies for design, safety, reliability Methodologies for design, safety, reliability and lifetime demonstration and lifetime demonstration MM. NARDAI - Fraunhofer Intitute of Chemical Technology S. H. KIM - Pusan National University Interaction energies between binder polymers and crystalline surfaces Flash ignition and controlled-underwater explosion reactivity of in composite materials determined by solution microcalorimetry and carbon nanotube/nanoenergetic composite materials 396 computer simulation 316 M. SKAGGS - Sandia National Laboratories R. SORIN - CEA Assessing Post-Ignition Pyrotechnic Behavior 400 Numerical simulation of embedded electromagnetic particle velocity C. FRENOIS - CEA gauges in 2D Áows 318 Detection of vapour of explosives by a multi-sensor prototype 413 JM. SIBEAUD - CEA V. KALENDER - Tubitak Sage Full scale Experiments and Modelling of ground burst effects on Characterisation of electrolyte and pyrotechnic pellets in thermal buildings 328 batteries 415 N. DAVIOT - Autoliv-Livbag JL. DEQUIEDT - CEA Methodology for predicting safe functioning of airbag inÁators during Crystalline plasticity and the elasto-plastic behavior of ductile Àre test using fast 339 materials 417 Y. GUENGANT - Herakles E. GIRAUD - Herakles Assessment of thermal Áux effects generated by accidental Continuous gas generant innovation the reason for airbag technology combustion of pyrotechnic materials 348 success 426 G. BAILLEAU - DGA Techniques Terrestres M. COTTREL-BUSSENAULT - Herakles AKTS Thermokinetics : Evaluation, Limits, Perspectives 357 Reliability : GTPS methods 428 T. SEYIDOGLU - Fraunhofer Intitute of Chemical Technology Characterization of butacene based composite propellants by loss factor curves determined with DMA 369 W. LIZHI - Nanjing University of Science & Technology Study on The Propulsion Performance of GAP with Laser Micro Ablation 384 Session s1a Session S1b Session S1c Session S1d Session S2a Session S2b Session S2c Session S2b Session S3a Session S3b Session S4a Session S4c Posters Communications SESSION S3A SESSION S3B High Dynamic Pressures High Dynamic Pressures J. CORBEL - ISL G. ZANIOLO - CEA 430 Understanding the effect of RDX particle shape on shock sensitivity Detonation products - Air turbulent mixing and combustion for various V. CHUZEVILLE - CEA oxygen balances : analysis and modelling 503 Detonation initiation of heterogeneous melt-cast high explosives 444 H. TAO - Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics L. BLANC - INSA Centre Val de Loire Numerical simulation of detonation in suspended mixed RDX and A compressed balloon approach for the simpliÀed modeling of a blast aluminum dust
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