Explosive fragmentation of luminescent diamond particles

IM Abdullahi, M Langenderfer, O Shenderova, N Nunn… - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of efficient and cost-effective mass-production techniques for size
reduction of high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) diamonds with sizes from tens to …

Detonation synthesis of silicon carbide nanoparticles

MJ Langenderfer, WG Fahrenholtz, S Chertopalov… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Detonation of explosives was used to synthesize silicon carbide nanoparticles.
Polycarbosilane was added to a mixture of 1, 3, 5-Trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazinane and 2, 4, 6 …

[HTML][HTML] Shock focusing effects on silica phase production during cyclotrimethylene trinitramine/2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene detonations

M Langenderfer, WG Fahrenholtz, J Heniff… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Detonation is an increasingly studied method for the synthesis of nanomaterials due to the
rapid reaction rate producing extreme pressures and temperatures for short durations, which …

Insight on the growth mechanism of TiO2 nanoparticles via gaseous detonation intercepting collection

T Zhao, L Wu, Z Wang, H Yan - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
In a closed tube, TiO 2 nanoparticles can be prepared by hydrolyzing TiCl 4 under extreme
conditions of hydrogen-oxygen explosion. In this process, the chemical reaction is complex …

Effects of inert additives on cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine (RDX)/trinitrotoluene (TNT) detonation parameters to predict detonation synthesis phase production

M Langenderfer, W Fahrenholtz… - AIP Conference …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
A methodology was developed to predict pressure and temperature regimes achieved
during detonation of RDX/TNT compositions with inert granular inclusions. The predicted …