The mechanical properties of energetic crystals (ECs) are relevant to the safety and
performance of ammunitions and propellants. Several experimental and theoretical …

Crystalline molecular explosives are key components of engineered explosive formulations.
In precision applications a high degree of consistency and predictability is desired under a …

Plastic-bonded explosives are heterogeneous materials. Improved burn models for weak
initiation relevant to accident scenarios require a better understanding of the physics …

The high explosive octahydro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetrazocine HMX, Fig. 1 is the
energetic material in a number of high performance military explosive and propellant …

The response of the energetic molecular crystal cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX) to the
propagation of planar shock waves normal to (100) has been studied using large-scale …

Head-to-head comparisons of multiple experimental observations and numerical
simulations on a deconstructed plastic-bonded explosive consisting of an octahydro-1, 3, 5 …

Using a fully flexible molecular potential in equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, we
study the α-and γ-polymorphs of the energetic molecular crystal hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-s …

A multiscale modeling strategy is used to quantify factors governing the temperature rise in
hot spots formed by pore collapse from supported and unsupported shock waves in the high …

Molecular crystals are of importance in many applications including energetic materials and
pharmaceuticals. Here we focus on the energetic material cyclotetramethylene …

We describe the development of a density-dependent transferable coarse-grain model of
crystalline hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-s-triazine (RDX) that can be used with the energy …