Research Article

The Pore Collapse “Hot-Spots” Model Coupled with Brittle Damage for Solid Explosives

Table 1

Material parameters for PBX-9404.

Material parametervalue

Initial density, (g/cm3)1.84
Yield strength, (GPa)0.2
Shear modulus, (GPa)4.54
Viscosity, (GPa*s)0.1
Initial temperature, (K)300
Specific heat, (GPa*cm3/g/K)
Frequency factor, (s−1)
Activation energy, (GPa*cm3/mole)220.5
Initial inner pore radius, (m)10.0
Initial external pore radius, (m)46.416
Initial crack radius, (m)10.0
Fracture toughness, (GPa*)
Terminal speed for crack growth, (cm/s)
material constant, 10