Vol 22 no 1

Evaluation of the Burning Rate of Black Powder used in Polish Artillery in the 17th Century

Zbigniew Leciejewski1), Zbigniew Surma1), Waldemar Trzciński2), Jolanta Biegańska3), Andrzej Biessikirski4)

Affiliations:
1) Military University of Technology, Faculty of Mechatronics, Armament and Aerospace, 2 gen. Kaliskiego Street, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
2) Military University of Technology, Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, 2 gen. Kaliskiego Street, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland
3) AGH University, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, 30 A. Mickiewicza Av., 30-059 Cracow, Poland
4) AGH University, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, 30 A. Mickiewicza Av., 30-059 Cracow, Poland

Keywords: internal ballistics, gun system, black powder, energy-ballistic characteristics
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/203159

Received: January 28, 2025; Revised: March 20, 2025; First published online: March 31, 2025
Article (PDF, 1.1 MB)

A Literature Review of the Influence of Water on the Properties of Mining Explosives

Mateusz Polis1), Andrzej Maranda1), Bożena Kukfisz2)

Affiliations:
1) Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry, 6 Annopol Street, 03-236 Warsaw, Poland
2) Institute of Safety Engineering, Fire University, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland
Keywords: water, ammonium(V) nitrate, ANFO, slurry explosives, emulsion explosives, detonation parameters
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/203162

Received: February 14, 2025; Revised: March 20, 2025; First published online: March 31, 2025
Article (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Suppression by Water Mist in HMX Explosions

Yang Liu1), Yu Qiu1), Huinan Wang2), Keqin Zhang3), Bowen Du4), Yuewen Lu4), Jianren Zhang3), Lei Sun4), Zhixing Lv4), Lishuang Hu1)

Affiliations:
1) School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
2) Shanxi North Xing’an Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Taiyuan 030008, China
3) Shanxi Jiangyang Chemical Co., Ltd., Taiyuan 030041, China
4) Explosive Engineering and Safety Technology Research Institute of Ordnance Industry, Beijing 100053, China
Keywords: explosives and propellants, dust explosion, explosion inhibition, HMX, water mist
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/203299

Received: October 26, 2024; Revised: March 24, 2025; First published online: March 31, 2025
Article (PDF, 5.9 MB)

Influence of Temperature on the Thermal Expansion and Other Physical Properties of Pressed RDX–Wax Explosive Pellets

Vijay Pratap Mall1), Nilesh Naik1), Rakesh Kalal1), Sangeeta Kale2)

Affiliations:
1) High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, DRDO, Pune, India
2) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Girinagar, Pune, India
Keywords: compressed explosive, thermal expansion, density change, coefficient of thermal expansion, CTE
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/203302

Received: October 7, 2024; Revised: March 24, 2025; First published online: March 31, 2025
Article (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Preparation and Characterization of a Novel Energetic Cocrystal RDX:TNT (1:2)

Narges Zohari, Faezeh Ghiasvand, Sara Akbari

Affiliation:
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Malek-ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: energetic material, cocrystallization, RDX, TNT
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/203301

Received: December 5, 2024; Revised: March 28, 2025; First published online: March 31, 2025
Article (PDF, 0.7 MB)

Coordination Explosive Materials: Cyclic Ligands – A Review

Judyta Rećko

Affiliation:
Military Institute of Armament Technology, 7 Prymasa Stefana Wyszyńskiego Street, 05-220 Zielonka, Poland
 Keywords: energetic materials, explosives, complexes, primaries, safety engineering
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/203564

Received: December 6, 2024; Revised: March 31, 2025; First published online: March 31, 2025
Article (PDF, 0.7 MB)