Academic Journal of Engineering and Technology Science, 2025, 8(2); doi: 10.25236/AJETS.2025.080211.
Zhu Zihan, Jiang Kefei, Liu Kesheng
Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
Energetic materials are widely used in military, civil and aerospace fields. With the rapid development of energetic materials technology, the inherent contradiction between high energy and high stability of energetic materials becomes more intense. How to obtain high energy, reduce its sensitivity and improve its safety is an important challenge for scientists. At present, the research on measuring the sensitivity of energetic materials has received great attention in the field of energetic materials. This paper aims to summarize the main sensitivity testing devices and equipment, testing methods and contents, and the research progress of simulation, so as to provide reference for sensitivity testing of energetic materials.
Energetic Materials; Sensitivity Test; Simulation
Zhu Zihan, Jiang Kefei, Liu Kesheng. Research progress in sensitivity test and simulation of energetic materials. Academic Journal of Engineering and Technology Science(2025), Vol. 8, Issue 2: 84-89. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJETS.2025.080211.
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