Thermodynamic and melting properties of RDX at elevated pressuresThe laboratory set up for determination of melting and thermodynamic properties of RDX using a diamond anvil cell apparatus capable of pressures exceeding 10 kbar and 250 C is described. The slope of the melting temperature versus applied pressure curve for RDX, as determined in the diamond cell, was found to equal 4.09 + or - 0.6 C (kbar). The density of liquid RDX at its melting point was calculated from this slope to be approximately 1.63 gm/cu cm. Practical and theoretical considerations in using the diamond anvil cell to generate thermodynamic data on RDX are discussed.
Document ID
19810007790
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Carlson, D. W. (Naval Surface Weapons Center Silver Spring, MD, United States)
Nauflett, G. W. (Naval Surface Weapons Center Silver Spring, MD, United States)
Brasch, J. W., Sr. (Naval Surface Weapons Center Silver Spring, MD, United States)
Austin, T. D. (Naval Surface Weapons Center Silver Spring, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Res. Center The 17th JANNAF Combust. Meeting, Vol. 2,