4:21 I have a question. I've seen the term DDT used only in the context of high explosives(primary explosives). I've been told that the DDT process is that a part of the deflagrating material(like mercury fulminate) generates enough pressure so that the rest of the material is compressed so much that a shock wave is formed, which goes through the whole charge at supersonic speeds and allows it to explosively decompose WAY faster than a low explosive like black powder whichs explosive decomposition is propelled by a wave of hot gasses that it generates. Basically some compounds/compositions are able to undergo DDT and some aren't. Now you said that DDT happens with something like a confined low explosive(black/flash powder), which just doesn't seem right to me as no mater what, the black powder still only deflagrates, just simply much faster. yeah I dont really have a question, I just want some explanations because I don't have much knowlege and im a bit confused.
Thanks for commenting. You may be right that black powder explosions may only be heat and pressure explosions and not true detonations. I don't have a very deep background in propellants, which deflagrate and produce consistent gas pressures.
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4:21 I have a question. I've seen the term DDT used only in the context of high explosives(primary explosives). I've been told that the DDT process is that a part of the deflagrating material(like mercury fulminate) generates enough pressure so that the rest of the material is compressed so much that a shock wave is formed, which goes through the whole charge at supersonic speeds and allows it to explosively decompose WAY faster than a low explosive like black powder whichs explosive decomposition is propelled by a wave of hot gasses that it generates. Basically some compounds/compositions are able to undergo DDT and some aren't. Now you said that DDT happens with something like a confined low explosive(black/flash powder), which just doesn't seem right to me as no mater what, the black powder still only deflagrates, just simply much faster.
yeah I dont really have a question, I just want some explanations because I don't have much knowlege and im a bit confused.
Thanks for commenting. You may be right that black powder explosions may only be heat and pressure explosions and not true detonations. I don't have a very deep background in propellants, which deflagrate and produce consistent gas pressures.
@@dw-forensicchem I appreciate the quick reply, thank you good Sir!
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