• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.108-115
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• 2003

TNAZ is a high explosive material because it is a highly strained ring compound containing one nitramine and gem dinditro groups. 1-t-butyl-3-nitroazetidine which was used as an intermediate previously, which declined the overall yield in synthesizing TNAZ. We obtained 1-t-butyl-3-hydroxymethyl-3-nitroazetidine in 64% yield from advances process which was used in synthesis of 1-t-butyl-3-nitroazetidine. The reaction pathway, shortening of reaction time, together with improvement of yield were studied too. We have obtained TNAZ in 85% yield.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.57-65
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• 2017

Six soil subsampling methods were evaluated with explosive compounds-contaminated soils to quantify the variance associated with each method. The methods include modified grab sampling, simplified ripple splitting, fractional shoveling, coning & quatering, degenerate fractional shoveling, and rolling & quatering. All the methods resulted in significantly lower CV (coefficient of variation) of 1~5%, compared to common grab sampling that gave 8~98% of CV, possibly due to the reduction of grouping and segregation errors described by Gy sampling theory. Among the methods, simplified ripple splitting tends to result in lower explosive compounds concentrations, while the rolling & quatering gave the opposite result. Fractional shoveling method showed the least variance and the highest reproducibility in the analysis.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.26-34
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• 2018

Explosions of vapor cloud formed due to the leakage from installations with flammable fuels have often occurred in Korea and foreign countries. In this study, TNT equivalency method and Multi-Energy method for vapor cloud explosion blast modelling are described and demonstrated in a case study. As TNT equivalency method is simple and direct, it has been widely used for modelling a vapor cloud explosion blast. But TNT equivalency method found to be difficult to select a proper correlation between the amount of combustion energy produced from the vapor cloud explosion and the equivalent amount of TNT to model its blast effects. Multi-Energy method assumes that the strength of vapor cloud explosion blast depends on the layout of the space where the vapor cloud is spreading. Strictly speaking, the explosive potential of a vapor cloud is dependent upon the density of the obstructed regions. In this study, Flixborough accident are analyzed as a case study to assess the applicability of TNT equivalency method and Multi-Energy method. TNT equivalency method and Multi-Energy method found to be applicable if coefficient of TNT equivalency and coefficient of strength of explosion blast are selected properly.

• Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.1-14
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• 2019

A full scale hydrodynamic simulation that requires an accurate reproduction of shock-induced detonation was conducted for design of an energetic component system. A detailed hydrodynamic analysis SW was developed to validate the reactive flow model for predicting the shock propagation in a train configuration and to quantify the shock sensitivity of the energetic materials. The pyrotechnic device is composed of four main components, namely a donor unit (HNS+HMX), a bulkhead (STS), an acceptor explosive (RDX), and a propellant (BPN) for gas generation. The pressurized gases generated from the burning propellant were purged into a 10 cc release chamber for study of the inherent oscillatory flow induced by the interferences between shock and rarefaction waves. The pressure fluctuations measured from experiment and calculation were investigated to further validate the peculiar peak at specific characteristic frequency (${\omega}_c=8.3kHz$). In this paper, a step-by-step numerical description of detonation of high explosive components, deflagration of propellant component, and deformation of metal component is given in order to facilitate the proper implementation of the outlined formulation into a shock physics code for a full scale hydrodynamic simulation of the energetic component system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Industrial Safety Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.322-327
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• 2002

산화성고체는 우리 생활에 아주 유용한 화학물질로서, 표백제, 화약류, 산소발생제, 화공품, 합성 원료, 농약등의 여러 방면에 사용되고 있다. 한편, 반응성이 큰 것이 많고, 단독으로 또는 가연물과의 혼합에 의해서 폭발성 또는 폭발적 연소성을 가지는 경우가 있다. 이러한 위험성을 바르게 인식하고 안전한 취급을 하는 것 이산화제로 인한 사고를 예방하는데 중요한 요인이 된다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.29-29
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• 2000

추진제의 폭연 특성을 실험실 규모로 측정하는 시험방법으로 NAWC에서 개발한 BIC (Ballistic Impact Chamber) 시험과 SNPE에서 개발한 Shotgun/RQ Bomb 시험이 있다. SNPE에서는 화약과 추진제가 UNO 위험등급 분류체계에서 1.6급수(우연한 개시나 반응의 전환 가능성이 거의 없는 매우 둔감한 물질)로 분류되는 기준을 UN Test Series 7c(ii)에 탄속 150m/s에서 dP/dt가 15MPa 이내로 규정하고 있다.(중략)

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.45-55
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• 2005

일반적 의미의 성형폭약이라 함은 폭약 중에 빈공간이 존재하여 표면쪽으로 개방되어 있는 한덩이의 고폭약을 말한다. 이런 이유로 절단 단면의 형상은 주로 V 자형을 이루고 있으며 보통 V자의 뽀족한 부분이 기폭부분이 된다. 성형폭약은 그 생김새를 기준으로 크게 2가지로 나눌 수가 있는데 원뿔형과 선형이 그것이다. 원뿔형 성형폭약은 그 초기 발전단계부터 군용 대장갑용으로 명성을 떨쳤으며 현재에도 많은 연구가 진행되고 있는 상태이다. 이에 비해 선형 성형폭약은 철구조물 해체나 여러 용도의 민간/상업용 절단도구로 많이 쓰이고 있는데 두 번의 세계전쟁을 치루며 엄청난 규모의 물질적 인적 지원을 바탕으로 발전한 원뿔형 성형폭약에 비해서 턱없이 연구실적이 부족한 상태이다. 이 논문에서는 일반적인 선형 성형폭약의 관통력에 대한 연구가 아닌 기능적 측면에 대한 연구결과를 서술하며, 기능적 측면상 중요한 몇 개의 항목에 대한 수량화, 정의 및 연구가 이루어진다. 그 항목으로는 발전거리(run up distance), 이격거리(stand off distance), 기폭위치에 따른 절단모양, 파편 분간 형상 등이 있으며 각 항목에 대한 하류 항목들은 본문에서 다루어진다. 모든 실험은 University of Missouri-Rolla, Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center 에서 이루어 졌으며 대부분의 실험은 500grain/ft 선형성형폭약을 사용하여, 기폭 후 철제목표물을 관통한 형상 및 관통 단면을 관찰하는 형식으로 이루어졌다.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.1-13
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• 2015

Accidents related to gas explosion are frequently happened in foreign countries and in Korea. For the evaluation and the analysis of gas explosions, TNT equivalent methods are used. In this study, the influence of the selection of chemical equation in TNT explosion and the selection of enthalpy of the products on the explosion energy, detonation pressure, velocity of detonation, and temperature was calculated. Depending on the chemical equations, the maximum detonation pressure can be 2 times higher than the minimum. As an example for applying TNT equivalent method, an explosion of methane gas in a confined volume was assumed. With the TNT equivalent, it was possible to predict the variation of peak overpressure and impulse with the distance from the explosion location.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.97-104
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• 2013

N-Guanylurea dinitramide (GUDN) is an energetic material with low sensitivities and good performance for use as propellants or insensitive munitions explosives. The efficient synthesis and characterization of high energy density material of GUDN is reported. GUDN was characterized spectroscopically as well as elemental analysis. In addition, the heats of formation were calculated with the Gaussian 09 suite of programs. For initial safety testing, the impact sensitivity and the friction sensitivity were tested following BAM procedure.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.832-840
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• 2019

Recently, pollution from gunpowder due to shell shootings at military drilling sites has raised various environmental concerns. The purpose of this study is to predict the contamination level of RDX in the soil area of the firing range zone near Anwol river watershed, the study site, and the intake area, Anwol river and Imjin river, as a function of time and space. In this study, a multimedia model was developed to predict the variation of RDX contamination by rainfall. The range of the medium was limited to soil, water, and sediment, and excluded the atmosphere, taking into account the physical and chemical properties of RDX with low vapor pressure and low Henry's constant. The pollutant levels of the waters of compartments, including the last section of the Imjin River affecting the water intake, was compared with the environmental standard for RDX.