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- Title
Characterization and response of three TNT equivalent materials in subsurface explosions.
- Authors
Robey, Richard E.; Young, Brian A.; Ingraham, Mathew D.
- Abstract
Energetic compositions utilized for inducing seismic responses are often referred to in terms of their TNT equivalent, a metric which is often misused because observations of interest are not often understood with respect to explosive characteristics. In this investigation, we characterize three energetic compositions used to elicit seismic responses in a highly instrumented testbed to further our understanding of subsurface TNT equivalence. Three different energetic sources are prepared and studied for their fidelity to thermochemically predicted detonation behavior. We present effects of subsurface detonation on subsurface rock and seismic emission as a function of energetic source material within the testbed. Field experiments were conducted using a single thermochemical yield of 5 kg using diverse sources consisting of nitromethane, ammonal, and PBXN‐5 (an HMX based plastic bonded explosive) mixtures at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center in Socorro, New Mexico. Relative performance of energy density‐related detonation parameters, such as detonation velocity and pressure, affect the observed response in the subsurface. Most notable, equal thermochemical yields described in terms of TNT equivalence do not correlate to equal thermochemical effects in the subsurface.
- Subjects
NEW Mexico; MATERIALS testing; SEISMIC response; FIELD research; EXPLOSIONS; NITROMETHANE; EXPLOSIVES
- Publication
Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 2023, Vol 48, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
0721-3115
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/prep.202300078