SR EN 13938-3:2025
Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 3: Verification of deflagration to detonation transition of solid gun propellants
This document specifies a method to determine the tendency of a propellant to undergo transition from deflagration to detonation (DDT). It applies to propellants of a grain size up to 8 mm. This method does not apply to black powder and rocket propellant. NOTE 1 Due to the nature of the shape of grains (heterogeneous), the combustion of the rocket propellant can cause a crack of the grain causing an explosion of the rocket motor. NOTE 2 Black powders properties differ significantly from propellant and explosives because black powders are capable of maintaining stable combustion at high velocities without experiencing deflagration - detonation transition.
Status :
Valid
Approval date : 10/31/2025
Number of pages : 13
ICS : 71.100.30 Explosives. Pyrotechnics
Technical Committee : 358 - Explosives for civil uses
- Replaces SR EN 13938-3:2003
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