Patent ID: 7669460

Claim:
A method for conducting a small-scale shock reactivity and internal blast test, comprising: initiating a small scale reactivity test device for producing an initial reaction and an internal blast reaction; measuring a contribution of a detonator in an air filled pressure chamber to the small-scale shock reactivity and internal blast test (SSBT) as indicated by a rise in a peak quasi-static pressure (D A ) following ignition of the detonator; measuring the contribution of the detonator in an inert gas filled pressure chamber to the SSBT as indicated by a rise in the peak quasi-static pressure (D N ) following ignition of the detonator; measuring the combined contribution of the detonator and a test explosive, in an air filled pressure chamber, to the SSBT as indicated by a rise in a peak quasi-static pressure (E A ) following ignition of the detonator; measuring the combined contribution of the detonator and a test explosive, in an inert gas filled pressure chamber, to the SSBT as indicated by a rise in a peak quasi-static pressure (E N ) following ignition of the detonator; and analyzing pressure measurements as to the shock reactivity explosion and the slow burn reaction.