Dynamics and structure formation in thin polymer melt films

The stability of thin liquid coatings plays a fundamental role in everyday life. We studied the stability conditions of thin (3 to 300 nm) liquid polymer films on various substrates. The key role is played by the effective interface potential φ of the s

Reformulation of Solid Propellants and High Explosives: an Environmentally Benign Means of Demilitarizing Explosive Ordnance

Polymer Bound Explosives (PBXs) and Class 1.1 Military Propellants have been reformulated for use in the mining industry. There is a minimal waste stream. the explosives are sensitive to initiation by a #8 cap. Impact sensitivities have routinely passed 5 kg meter stimuli, initiation by 50,000 V AC and the BAM friction protocols at 1000 rpm under a 11 kg load for 10 seconds. the explosives were packed into sticks, slurried or used as pourable mixes. VoDs of 2.4 to 6.2 km/s were realized with τ = 0.9 - 1.35 t/m³. the explosives have powers comparable to a range of dynamites. the Beaver Code based upon Lotus 1.2.3 --g™ was developed to predict explosive properties