China Safety Science Journal ›› 2022, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (2): 139-144.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2022.02.019

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Preparation technology of HMX-based insensitive booster explosives

GUO Haijun1(), WU Yuchen1, TANG Hanlu1, WANG Kai1,**(), WANG Liang2, XU Chao1   

  1. 1 School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
    2 School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou Jiangsu 221116, China
  • Received:2021-11-17 Revised:2022-01-05 Online:2022-08-18 Published:2022-08-28
  • Contact: WANG Kai

Abstract:

In order to obtain insensitive booster explosives with better performance, based on HMX raw materials, fine-grained HMX was prepared by using solvent-non-solvent recrystallization technology and ultrasonic spray technology. Meanwhile, coated HMX with acrylate rubber (ACM), F2602 and Viton A as binders was prepared by using the experiment method, and its safety was tested and analyzed. The results indicate that after refinement, the thermal stability and thermal sensitivity of HMX are reduced, while its impact stability are greatly improved. When coated HMX is prepared, its apparent activation energy and pre-exponential factors are greater than that of refined samples under the condition of the same ratio of binder and raw material, and moreover, HMX coated with ACM will result in better thermal stability. According to the critical temperature of thermal explosion, it can be concluded that explosives coated with ACM at the ratio of 95∶5 has the best performance, and impact sensitivity test also shows that ACM has the most obvious desensitization effect.

Key words: cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (HMX), insensitive booster explosive, preparation, recrystallization, water suspension method