14th International Detonation Symposium
College Park, MD, April 19, 2010
The 14th International Detonation Symposium was held in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, from April 11 to April 16, 2010. IInternational Detonation Symposia are held every four years. Their purpose is to bring together scientists actively engaged in research on detonation and associated phenomena from all over the world. The papers presented are peer-reviewed (refereed), and published as proceedings.
The 14th International Detonation Symposium began with two opening morning general sessions, including ten presentations spanning topics of hot spot ignitions, thermal explosions, composite formulation deformation behaviors, and shock experiments. Thirteen duel sessions involving five or six presentations per session followed over the five days of the symposium on the paired topics of nano/reactive materials or physically based numerical models 1; detonation reaction mechanisms and kinetics 1 or Initiation modeling 1; advanced and novel experimental techniques 2 or micro-structural effects and initiation; detonation reaction mechanisms and kinetics or detonation transients and failure; advanced and novel experimental techniques 3 or chemistry at high temperature and pressure; performance/theory of composite and non-ideal explosives 2 or shock to detonation transition 2; mechanical properties of explosives or physically based numerical models 2; safety-related responses 2 or micro-detonics and sensitivity; performance/theory of composite and non-ideal explosive or Initiation modeling; detonation reaction mechanisms and kinetics or new theoretical models applied to detonation.
Poster sessions were organized on the topics of advanced and novel experimental techniques; detonation reaction mechanisms and kinetics; detonation transients, stability and failure; initiation modeling; mechanical properties of explosives; micro-structural effects and initiation; new theoretical models applied to detonation; physically-based numerical models; sensitivity; shock/deflagration to detonation transition; un-reacted and reacted equations of state of explosives.
Over 300 participants from 14 nations attended this year's symposium. Countries represented were the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, Canada, Portugal, China, Sweden, Israel, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, and Norway.
CECD was proud to contribute to the success of this year's symposium. The center researchers and staff have been involved in organizing the symposia and presenting papers since the beginning. Prof. Ron Armstrong represted CECD this year. His paper, co-authored with Dr. Wayne L. Elban, was titled "From Intermolecular Shearing to Composite Behavioral Predictions for Initiation of Energetic Materials."
