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Hexamethylene Triperoxide Diamine (HMTD): Storage Stability - p.4 Chemist |
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Explosion of HMTD after 11 Months of Storage - Part 4
After 11 months had passed, I tested the second sample. The measured electrical resistance was 0.6 Ohm. I secured the cylinder in a retort stand, set up a protective shield, and placed an inverted tin can beneath the cylinder. To protect my hearing, I put on headphones and connected a 6-volt lead-acid battery to the contacts.
Взрыв ГМТД после 11 месяцев хранения - Часть 2 White smoke began to rise from the cylinder's stopper. At first, it escaped slowly, but then it shot upward in a strong jet. A short time later, a loud explosion followed, and the can was thrown aside. Because the headphones absorbed the sound, I could not tell at the moment whether the substance had detonated or whether the cylinder had merely been blown away by the jet thrust of the escaping gases. On inspection, it became clear what had happened: the cylinder had been reduced to dust, and the bottom of the tin can had been torn out. The fragments had struck the base of the stand, leaving small craters. Several shards of the tin can were also scattered across the table and floor. Despite the violence of the explosion, the hot bridge wire remained intact. Thus, the HMTD sample retained its ability to detonate even after 11 months of storage in contact with titanium wire. However, the explosion occurred with a noticeable delay-apparently because the layers of HMTD in direct contact with the titanium had already decomposed. |
![]() Explosion of HMTD after 11 Months of Storage |
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