title: Diagnostic techniques in deflagration and detonation studies.
abstract: Advances in experimental, high-speed techniques can be used to explore the processes occurring within energetic materials. This review describes techniques used to study a wide range of processes: hot-spot formation, ignition thresholds, deflagration, sensitivity and finally the detonation process. As this is a wide field the focus will be on small-scale experiments and quantitative studies. It is important that such studies are linked to predictive models, which inform the experimental design process. The stimuli range includes, thermal ignition, drop-weight, Hopkinson Bar and Plate Impact studies. Studies made with inert simulants are also included as these are important in differentiating between reactive response and purely mechanical behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Surface Microstructure and Fracture Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE Uinted Kingdom ; Institute of Shock Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ United Kingdom.
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Proud
authors.affiliation: Surface Microstructure and Fracture Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE Uinted Kingdom.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.affiliation: Surface Microstructure and Fracture Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE Uinted Kingdom.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Field
authors.affiliation: Surface Microstructure and Fracture Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE Uinted Kingdom.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Walley
keywords: Characterisation; Diagnostic; Experimental; High-speed; Quantitative