Re: 20MM Hexagon Ammunition
From my little explosives book, which is I believe a learning material for explosive disarmer experts (? correct E term ?) here.
It goes for Hexogen as (sorry for the clumsy terminus technicus) :
Hexogen
gas volume = 798 lit/kg
explosive heat = 6025 KJ/kg (1300 kcal/kg)
Explosive temperature = 4100 celsius
speed of detonation = 8750 m/sec
Trauzl-test = 475 mililiters
Hess-test = 24 mm
Nitropenta
gas volume = 780 lit/kg
explosive heat = 5895 KJ/kg (1460 kcal/kg)
Explosive temperature = 4500 celsius
speed of detonation = 8400 m/sec
Trauzl-test = 523 mililiters
Hess-test = 24 mm
TNT
gas volume = 620 lit/kg
explosive heat = 5066 KJ/kg (656 kcal/kg)
Explosive temperature = 2400 celsius
speed of detonation = 6800-6900 m/sec
Trauzl-test = 300 mililiters
Hess-test = 13 mm
Tetril
gas volume = 710 lit/kg
explosive heat = n/a KJ/kg (908 kcal/kg)
Explosive temperature = 3350 celsius
speed of detonation = 7200 m/sec
Trauzl-test = 430 cube centimeters (typo?)
Hess-test = 19 mm
Can someone tell the difference between the Hess tests and Trauzl tests, these are standard measurement methods but the book is rather clumsy in explaining them (at least to me).
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