DRAGON – The German Thermo‐Chemical Code Based on the Becker‐Kistiakowsky‐Wilson Equation of State

With regard to 100th anniversary of the publication of Richard Becker's famous paper on shock waves and detonation, this article highlights today's relevance of Becker's work on what is known as the BKW EOS. The BKW‐based thermo‐chemical code “Dragon” is presented and the development...

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Published inPropellants, explosives, pyrotechnics Vol. 48; no. 1
Main Authors Arnold, Werner, Rottenkolber, Ernst, Hartmann, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2023
Subjects
BKW Equation of State
Blast Enhanced
Detonation
Dragon
Equations of state
Explosions
KS23 High Explosive
Richard Becker
Shock waves
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Summary:With regard to 100th anniversary of the publication of Richard Becker's famous paper on shock waves and detonation, this article highlights today's relevance of Becker's work on what is known as the BKW EOS. The BKW‐based thermo‐chemical code “Dragon” is presented and the development of the insensitive and blast enhanced PBX “KS23” (RDX/Al/HTPB 58/27/15) is taken as an example to demonstrate the application of Dragon in the design of a modern high explosive. The single experimental development steps of KS23 as well as the underlying and supporting theoretical work are described.
ISSN:0721-3115
1521-4087
DOI:10.1002/prep.202100329