A reaction-rate model for ammoniumninitramide

Ammoniumdinitramide, ADN, is a high explosive with interesting properties such as an excess of oxygen. This makes it interesting for underwater applications. By mixing ADN with aluminium, the aluminium is combusted with the help of the oxygen. The composition is castable, which is also important for these applications. This report describes experimental work that has been performed in order to retrieve data for a reaction-rate model according to Lee-Tarver. This model can then be used for studying the sensitivity for mechanical impacts and designing booster charges among many things. In this first part data for pure ADN has been retrieved.