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The Influence Of Thermal Conditions On The Thermomechanics Of Particulate-Composite, Mock Explosive Samples Under Near-Resonant Excitation, Jaylon B. Tucker, Allison R. Range, Jeffrey F. Rhoads
The Influence Of Thermal Conditions On The Thermomechanics Of Particulate-Composite, Mock Explosive Samples Under Near-Resonant Excitation, Jaylon B. Tucker, Allison R. Range, Jeffrey F. Rhoads
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
Vapor detection is one of the most effective ways to find hidden plastic-bonded explosives in the field today. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that providing near-resonant vibratory excitation to explosives dramatically increases their vapor pressure, allowing for easier detection. Unfortunately, there currently exists a limited understanding of the thermomechanics of energetic material. This study seeks to help fill this technical void by exploring the thermomechanics of mock plastic-bonded explosives using direct mechanical excitation with varying thermal conditions. Using two different ambient thermal boundary conditions (insulated geometric boundaries and boundaries with free convection), a 7" by 10" by 0.5" …
Securemems: Selective Deposition Of Energetic Materials, Trevor J. Fleck, Josiah R. Thomas, Lillian F. Miles, Allison K. Murray, Zane A. Roberts, Raghav Ramachandran, I Emre Gunduz, Steven F. Son, George T. Chiu, Jeffrey F. Rhoads
Securemems: Selective Deposition Of Energetic Materials, Trevor J. Fleck, Josiah R. Thomas, Lillian F. Miles, Allison K. Murray, Zane A. Roberts, Raghav Ramachandran, I Emre Gunduz, Steven F. Son, George T. Chiu, Jeffrey F. Rhoads
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
There exists a pressing operational need to secure and control access to high-valued electromechanical systems, and in some cases render them inoperable. Developing a reliable method for depositing energetic materials will allow for the near-seamless integration of electromechanical systems and energetic material, and, in turn, provide the pathway for security and selective destruction that is needed. In this work, piezoelectric inkjet printing was used to selectively deposit energetic materials. Nanothermites, comprising of nanoscale aluminum and nanoscale copper oxide suspended in dimethyl-formamide (DMF), were printed onto silicon wafers, which enabled both thermal and thrust measurements of the decomposing energetic material. Various …