Reaction rates in nitromethane under high pressure from density functional tight binding molecular dynamics simulations

R Perriot, MJ Cawkwell, E Martinez… - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We use density functional tight binding (DFTB) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to
determine the reaction rates of nitromethane CH3NO2 (NM) under high pressure (P= 14–28 …

Systematic study of the reaction kinetics for HMX

Y Long, J Chen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2015 - ACS Publications
The reaction process of octahydro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5, 7-tetrazocine (HMX) in wide
temperature and pressure ranges is simulated by molecular dynamics. A set of …

[HTML][HTML] ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations of shock induced reaction initiation in TNT

H Liu, Y He, J Li, Z Zhou, Z Ma, S Liu, X Dong - AIP Advances, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Thermodynamic pathways and reaction initiation mechanisms of shocked TNT (2, 4, 6-
trinitrotoluene, formula C 6 H 2 (NO 2) 3 CH 3) with shock velocities in the range of 6-10 …

Molecular dynamics simulations of shock waves in hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene melts: Mechanical and structural responses

MG Fröhlich, TD Sewell, DL Thompson - The Journal of Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The mechanical and structural responses of hydroxyl-terminated cis-1, 4-polybutadiene
melts to shock waves were investigated by means of all-atom non-reactive molecular …

Shock-induced melting of (100)-oriented nitromethane: Energy partitioning and vibrational mode heating

R Dawes, A Siavosh-Haghighi, TD Sewell… - The Journal of …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
A study of the structural relaxation of nitromethane subsequent to shock loading normal to
the (100) crystal plane performed using molecular dynamics and a nonreactive potential …

Reactive Molecular dynamics simulations of carbon-containing clusters formation during pyrolysis of TNT

H LIU, X DONG, YH HE - Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations of trinitrotoluene (TNT) pyrolysis show that use of
the ReaxFF/lg potential function, which adds the London dispersion term, gives superior …

Shock-induced melting of (100)-oriented nitromethane: Structural relaxation

A Siavosh-Haghighi, R Dawes, TD Sewell… - The Journal of …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
Molecules subjected to shock waves will, in general, undergo significant intramolecular
distortion and exhibit large amplitude orientational and translational displacements relative …

Laminar, cellular, transverse, and multiheaded pulsating detonations in condensed phase energetic materials from molecular dynamics simulations

VV Zhakhovsky, MM Budzevich, AC Landerville… - Physical Review E, 2014 - APS
The development of condensed-phase detonation instabilities is simulated using moving
window molecular dynamics and a generic AB model of a high explosive. It is found that an …

Pivot Algorithm and Push‐off Method for Efficient System Generation of All‐A tom Polymer Melts: Application to Hydroxyl‐T erminated Polybutadiene

MG Fröhlich, TD Sewell - Macromolecular Theory and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Procedures used to generate initial conditions for all‐atom molecular dynamics (MD)
simulations of amorphous polymer systems are described. The pivot algorithm is applied …

Interaction potential for atomic simulations of conventional high explosives

AJ Heim, N Grønbech-Jensen, EM Kober… - Physical Review E …, 2008 - APS
In an effort to develop a chemically reactive interaction potential suitable for application to
the study of conventional, organic explosives, we have modified the diatomic AB potential of …