Effect of Aluminum Powder Content on Air Blast Performance of RDX-Based Explosive Grenade Charge by Kun Zhang, Xuesong Feng, Juan Zhao, Bo Feng, Xiao jun Feng, Xiaofeng Wang

“…Next, the air blast tests of RDX-based aluminized explosives were carried out. …”
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Development of Tandem Ion Mobility Spectrometry with High-voltage Fragmentation Unit at Atmospheric Pressure for Explosives Detection by Kang-yi LIU, Tian-xin XIAN, Ling-feng LI, Yun-jing ZHANG, Xing-li HE, Peng LI

“…The dissociation rates for the product ions [RDX+NO2]− of RDX and product ions [RDX+Cl]− of RDX doped with C2Cl6 are 93% and 15% at a frequency of 2.6 MHz and a peak voltage of 1 500 V, respectively. …”
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Distribution and Fate of Military Explosives and Propellants in Soil: A Review by John Pichtel

“…Emphasis is placed on the explosives 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX), and the propellant ingredients nitroglycerin (NG), nitroguanidine (NQ), nitrocellulose (NC), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT), and perchlorate.…”
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A density functional theory investigation of the substituent effect on acyclovir and guanine derivatives for applications on energetic materials by Luciana Amorim da Silva, Gabriel Monteiro-de-Castro, Erick Braga Ferrão Galante, Itamar Borges Jr, Aline Cardoso Anastácio

“…Four nitrate esters (GD134, GD245, AZOXYGD13 and AZOXYGD25) displayed higher values of detonation velocity and pressure than RDX. The designed nitramines are less sensitive to impact than RDX. …”
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Laser Desorption-Ion Mobility Spectrometry of Explosives for Forensic and Security Applications by Giorgio Felizzato, Martin Sabo, Matej Petrìk, Francesco Saverio Romolo

“…Results: The IMS prototype was validated through experiments with pure explosives (TNT, RDX, PETN) and explosive products (SEMTEX 1A, C4) on different materials. …”
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A Step-by-Step Equivalent Microprediction Method for the Mechanical Properties of Composite Solid Propellants considering Dewetting Damage by Huiru Cui, Xuan Lv, Yurong Xu, Zhiwen Zhong, Zixiang Zhou, Weili Ma

“…According to the characteristics of the composition ratio of a four-component hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) propellant with the component ammonium perchlorate (AP), hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, aluminum powder (AL), and cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (or RDX for short), an improved random delivery algorithm was developed to separately model filler particles with the different sizes. …”
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