The experimental program consists in a series of detonations of small cylindrical plastic bonded explosive charges in the presence of an exterior layer of boric acid for various explosive masses in a 1:1 explosive/acid mass ratio. Pressure transducers were used to measure overpressure and a high speed camera was used for image recording during the phenomenon. The tests results indicate mitigation of both maximum overpressure and impulse. The experimental data expressed as functions of the scaled distance, Z, are consistent, showing a decreasing tendency of the attenuation. The images show a rapid quench of gaseous products and the inhibition of burning processes.
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