Emerging Trends in Green Primary Explosives: A Review
Hanumantha Rao Muddamarri1), Dilip M. Badgujar2), Mahadev Bhemappa Talawar2), Kameswara Rao Vepa1), Muralidharan Krishnamurthi1,3)
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Affiliations:
1) Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad-500046, India
2) High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune-411021, India
3) School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad-500046, IndiaKeywords: green primary explosives, high energy materials, lead azide, lead styphnate, nitrotetrazole
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/203337Submitted: January 12, 2025; Revised: March 25, 2025; First published online: September 30, 2025
Measurements of the Function Time of a Prototype Exploding Bridge Wire Detonator
Maciej Krzysztof Cichocki, Dariusz Sokołowski, Michał Pyza
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Affiliation:
Military Institute of Armament Technology, 7 Prym. S. Wyszyńskiego Street, 05-220 Zielonka, PolandKeywords: exploding bridge-wire, initiating device, detonator, function time
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/211347Submitted: July 24, 2025; Revised: September 25, 2025; First published online: September 30, 2025
Development and Application of HEMSim: A Novel Thermochemical Code for Multiphase Combustion Analysis of Rocket and Gun Propellants
Andrea Cucuzzella1,2), Yuri Caridi1,2), Stefano Berrone1,2)
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Affiliations:
1) Politecnico di Torino, Italy
2) Gruppo Nazionale Calcolo Scientifico-Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica (GNCSINdAM), ItalyKeywords: combustion, energetic materials, virial equation of state, rocket propellant, gun propellant, HEMSim
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/211364Submitted: April 29, 2025; Revised: September 25, 2025; First published online: September 30, 2025
Investigation of the Parameters on the Preparation and Characteristics of a High-Energy Spherical Propellant
Doan Minh Khai, Nguyen Duy Tuan, Nguyen Tuan Anh
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Affiliation:
Le Quy Don Technical University, 236 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, 100000, VietnamKeywords: nitromass, energy, ratio, ethyl acetate
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/211367Submitted: April 28, 2025; Revised: September 25, 2025; First published online: September 30, 2025
Performance of Copper Complex (Cu-en) Combustion Catalyst in the Al/CuO System and Optimization of Electrostatic Spraying Process through ANSYS Simulation
Wei Ji, Yilong Duan, Lei Liu, Lingxin Wang
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Affiliation:
College of National Defense Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, ChinaKeywords: thermite reaction, Al/CuO, combustion catalysts, electrostatic spraying, ANSYS simulations
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/211368Submitted: May 06, 2025; Revised: September 25, 2025; First published online: September 30, 2025
Influence of Nitramine Explosives on the High-Pressure Combustion Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of Mixed-Ester Nitramine Propellants
Jun Dong1,2), Jinyu Peng2), Chunzhi Li2), Jiangyang Ou2), Jinrui Liu2)
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Affiliations:
1) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210094, China
2) Luzhou North Chemical Industries Co., Ltd, Luzhou 646003, ChinaKeyword: mixed ester-nitramine propellant, ammonium nitrate, closed bomb, combustion performance, burning rate pressure exponent, mechanical properties
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/211476Submitted: March 30, 2025; Revised: September 29, 2025; First published online: September 30, 2025
Application of 1,1-Diamino-2,2-dinitroethene (FOX-7, DADNE) in a Thermobaric Explosive Composition (TBX) with Reduced Sensitivity to Mechanical Stimuli
Zbigniew Chyłek, Józef Michał Paszula, Paweł Jóźwik
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Affiliation:
Military University of Technology, Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, 2 S. Kaliskiego Street, 00-908 Warsaw, PolandKeywords: thermobaric explosive, TBX, FOX-7, low sensitivity, wax, aluminium-silicon alloy
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/211480Submitted: August 30, 2025; Revised: September 29, 2025; First published online: September 30, 2025
Low Signature Near-Infrared Illuminants Functionalized with Potassium, Rubidium, and Cesium Ion Salts
Yi Wang1), Xiaolan Song2), Chongwei An2), Fengsheng Li3)
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Affiliations:
1) School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
2) School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
3) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, ChinaKeywords: near-infrared illuminant, low signature, potassium, cesium, rubidium
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/211369Submitted: December 19, 2024; Revised: September 29, 2025; First published online: September 30, 2025
A Review of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Databases: Interdisciplinary Relevance, Environmental Impact, and Future Directions
Artur Chołuj, Mateusz Szala
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Affiliation:
Military University of Technology, Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, 2 S. Kaliskiego Street, 00-908 Warsaw, PolandKeywords: explosive ordnance disposal, EOD, unexploded ordnance, UXO, improvised explosive device, IED, environmental contamination, ordnance database, risk assessment, environmental remediation
DOI: 10.22211/cejem/211563Submitted: September 24, 2024; Revised: September 30, 2025; First published online: September 30, 2025
Last updated: October 1, 2025
