Affiliation:
1. Molecules and Materials Computation Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
Abstract
Binders mixed with explosives to form polymer-bonded explosives (PBXs) can reduce the sensitivity of the base explosive by improving interfacial interactions. The interface formed between the binder and matrix explosive also affects the thermal conductivity. Low thermal conductivity may result in localized heat concentration inside the PBXs, causing the detonation of the explosive. To investigate the binder–explosive interfacial interactions and thermal conductivity, PBXs with polyurethane as the binder and 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane/2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (CL-20/TNT) co-crystal as the matrix explosive were investigated through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (rNEMD) simulation. The analysis of the pair correlation function revealed that there are hydrogen bonding interactions between Estane5703 and CL-20/TNT. The length of the trigger bonds was adopted as a theoretical criterion of sensitivity, and the effect of polymer binders on the sensibility of PBXs was correlated by analyzing the interfacial trigger bonds and internal trigger bonds of PBXs for the first time. The results indicated that the decrease in sensitivity of CL-20/TNT mainly comes from the CL-20/TNT contact with Estane5703. Therefore, the sensitivity of CL-20/TNT-based PBXs can be further reduced by increasing the contact area between CL-20/TNT and Estane5703. The thermal conductivity of PBXs composed of Estane5703 and CL-20/TNT (0 0 1), (0 1 0) and (1 0 0) crystal planes, respectively, were calculated through rNEMD simulations, and the results showed that only the addition of Estane5703 to the (1 0 0) crystal plane can improve the thermal conductivity of PBX100.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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