title: Power of TATP based explosives.
abstract: The power of various explosive mixtures based on triacetone triperoxide (3,3,6,6,9,9-hexamethyl-1,2,4,5,7,8-hexoxonane, TATP), ammonimum nitrate (AN), urea nitrate (UrN) and water (W), namely TATP/AN, oil/AN, TATP/UrN, TATP/W and TATP/AN/W, was studied using the ballistic mortar test. The ternary mixtures of TATP/AN/W have relatively high power in case of the low water contents. Their power decrease significantly with increasing the water content in the mixture to more than 30%.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Energetic Materials, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic. mail@robertmatyas.cz
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matyás
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Selesovský
mesh_terms: D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D044709:Forensic Ballistics / Q000379:methods; D006573:Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; D010545:Peroxides; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents; D006573:Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; D010545:Peroxides; D014867:Water; C495284:triacetone triperoxide