Search Results - "Henson, Bryan F"

Investigating the effect of chemical ingredient modifications on the slow cook-off violence of ammonium perchlorate solid propellants on the laboratory scale by Essel, Jonathan T., Nelson, Andrew P., Smilowitz, Laura B., Henson, Bryan F., Merriman, Lauren R., Turnbaugh, David, Gray, Christopher, Shermer, Kyle B.

“…Rocket propellants that contain ammonium perchlorate (AP) often have a violent response during slow heating. Two laboratory tests have been developed to…”
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Solid−Solid Phase Transformation via Internal Stress-induced Virtual Melting, Significantly below the Melting Temperature. Application to HMX Energetic Crystal by Levitas, Valery I, Henson, Bryan F, Smilowitz, Laura B, Asay, Blaine W

“…We theoretically predict a new phenomenon, namely, that a solid−solid phase transformation (PT) with a large transformation strain can occur via internal…”
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Tracking Thermal Decomposition Chemistry in Secondary Solid Explosives with X‑ray Diffraction by Bowlan, Pamela, Suvorova, Natalya, Remelius, Dennis, Smilowitz, Laura, Henson, Bryan F.

“…We present an approach for measuring thermal decomposition kinetics in crystalline solids using X-ray diffraction to track the loss of crystallinity that…”
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Function of a PETN‐Based Exploding Bridgewire Detonator Post Melt by Manner, Virginia W., Yeager, John D., Smilowitz, Laura, Remelius, Dennis, Henson, Bryan F.

“…Exploding bridgewire (EBW) detonators are used for a variety of purposes and subjected to a wide range of conditions during transport and use, however, few…”
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Atmospheric impact of quasiliquid layers on ice surfaces by Voss, Laura F., Henson, Bryan F., Wilson, Kevin R., Robinson, Jeanne M.

“…We present a fully thermodynamically constrained model to calculate the thickness of the quasiliquid layer on ice surfaces and apply this model to…”
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Solid-solid phase transformation via virtual melting significantly below the melting temperature by LEVITAS, Valery I, HENSON, Bryan F, SMILOWITZ, Laura B, ASAY, Blaine W

“…A new phenomenon is theoretically predicted, namely, that solid-solid transformation with a relatively large transformation strain can occur through virtual…”
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Ionization-loss stimulated Raman spectroscopy of jet-cooled hydrogen-bonded complexes containing phenols by Hartland, Gregory V, Henson, Bryan F, Venturo, Vincent A, Felker, Peter M

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Nucleation of Bulk Phases in the HCl/H2O System by Henson, Bryan F, Wilson, Kevin R, Robinson, Jeanne M, Nobel, Christopher A, Casson, Joanna L, Voss, Laura F, Worsnop, Douglas R

“…We report experimental results on the low-temperature uptake of HCl on H2O ice (ice). HCl was deposited on the surface at greater than monolayer amounts at 85…”
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On the Permeability of Thermally Damaged PBX 9501 by Zerkle, David K., Asay, Blaine W., Parker, Gary R., Dickson, Peter M., Smilowitz, Laura B., Henson, Bryan F.

“…Theoretical analysis, modeling, and simulation are used to provide insight into the development of permeability during thermal damage of the high explosive PBX…”
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Examination of Morphological Changes that Affect Gas Permeation through Thermally Damaged Explosives by Parker, Gary R., Peterson, Paul D., Asay, Blaine W, Dickson, Peter M., Perry, W. Lee, Henson, Bryan F., Smilowitz, Laura, Oldenborg, Michael R.

“…Photomicrography and software‐based quantitative image analysis were used to examine microstructural morphology of samples of a plastic bonded explosive, PBX…”
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An Investigation of the Dynamic Response of Thermocouples in Inert and Reacting Condensed Phase Energetic Materials by Asay, Blaine W., Son, Steven F., Dickson, Peter M., Smilowitz, Laura B., Henson, Bryan F.

“…Thermocouples are widely used to measure both transient and steady state temperatures in many different materials. Bead diameters range from a few micrometers…”
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Inside Cover: Function of a PETN‐Based Exploding Bridgewire Detonator Post Melt (Prop., Explos., Pyrotech. 10/2020) by Manner, Virginia W., Yeager, John D., Smilowitz, Laura, Remelius, Dennis, Henson, Bryan F.

“…The cover picture is based on the Full Paper Function of a PETN‐Based Exploding Bridgewire Detonator Post Melt by Virginia W. Manner et al.,…”
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Nucleation mechanism for reconstructive solid-solid phase transitions via melt mediated nanocluster transformation by Levitas, Valery I., Smilowitz, Laura B., Henson, Bryan F., Asay, Blaine W.

“…A general nucleation mechanism is proposed and justified thermodynamically and kinetically. The authors apply it to the β - δ phase transformation (PT) in the…”
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A constitutive model for the non-shock ignition and mechanical response of high explosives by Bennett, Joel G., Haberman, Keith S., Johnson, James N., Asay, Blaine W.

“…An understanding of the non-shock ignition properties of energetic particulate composite materials, high explosives such as PBX-9501 is an important part of…”
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Solid-solid phase transformation via internal stress-inducedvirtual melting: Additional confirmations by Levitas, Valery I., Smilowitz, Laura B., Henson, Bryan F., Asay, Blaine W.

“…Recently, we predicted a mechanism of solid-solid phase transformation (PT) via virtual melting at 121 K below the melting temperature. We report additional…”
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Nucleation of Bulk Phases in the HCl/H 2 O System by Henson, Bryan F., Wilson, Kevin R., Robinson, Jeanne M., Nobel, Christopher A., Casson, Joanna L., Voss, Laura F., Worsnop, Douglas R.

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Solid-solid phase transformation via internal stress-induced virtual melting: Additional confirmations by Levitas, Valery I., Smilowitz, Laura B., Henson, Bryan F., Asay, Blaine W.

“…Recently, we predicted a mechanism of solid-solid phase transformation (PT) via virtual melting at 121K below the melting temperature. We report additional…”
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Atmospheric impact of quasiliquid layers on ice surfaces by VOSS, Laura F, HENSON, Bryan F, WILSON, Kevin R, ROBINSON, Jeanne M

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Fiber-optic measurement of high temperatures with sub-millimeter spatial resolution by Hehlen, M. P., Asay, B. W., Parker, G. R., Smilowitz, L. B., Henson, B. F.

“…Two-band differential luminescence thermometry is enabled by a 760-μm long section of Yb 3+ , Er 3+ -codoped fiber in a fully integrated fiber-optic system…”
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On the Difference in Impact Sensitivity of Beta and Delta HMX by ASAY, BLAINE W., HENSON, BRYAN F., SMILOWITZ, LAURA B., DICKSON, P. M.

“…The beta-to-delta phase transition in HMX has been implicated as the primary reason behind the increased sensitivity of the explosive as it is heated. Both…”
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