FLAME DATABASE ON COMBUSTION OF EXPLOSIVES AND PROPELLANTS Version 2.42

INTRODUCTION

Database FLAME is a powerful computer-aided tool to be used on a work station of a specialist on combustion of explosives and propellants. A researcher has an opportunity to look for and examine the information on combustion of numerous energetic materials, their physico-chemical and explosive properties, as well as to perform comparative analysis by linear and mass burning rates both in tabular
and graphic forms. 

The database contains unique experimental data on combustion of more than 700 explosives and more than 300 propellants with wide bibliography. No special knowledge or programming skill are needed to operate FLAME.

SUMMARY OF FLAME FEATURES

Database FLAME is based on index principle. On each individual explosive, composition or propellant, FLAME has the "card". If an energetic material has two or more data sources obtained from different authors or in various conditions, FLAME may have several cards for such a material.

Every card has the individual absolute number according to the order of entering into the database. The card consists of up to three linked tables. In the main table one can find 14 for an explosive and 16 for a propellant lines with name, structural and brutto-formulas of energetic material, fundamental physico-chemical, energetic and explosive properties. The table also hasa section for additional information, which can be filled in a text form with optional data.

The second table contains parameters of the burning rate law, i.e. the dependence of the material's burning rate on pressure. It may be segmented by up to 15 pressure intervals. 

The third table presents experimental burning rate data at different pressure. You can use data from two last tables to examine the burning rate of energetic material in graphic form. 

The graphic representation of data on combustion may be displayed on the screen by user's command from all tables, so one can reproduce a graph instantly. FLAME does not store graphic images.

DB FLAME contains the list of bibliographical references with
general numbering. The reference numbers can be found for every property, every segment of burning rate law, experimental data set, name, structural formula and additional information.

In FLAME the whole array of cards is classified by molecular
structure attributes to large groups - "classes". For some classes of energetic materials the two-level additional subdivision is taken. This allows to simplify searching for necessary data. The user of DB FLAME has wide possibilities in seeking and analyzing information wanted. You may operate FLAME with menus and functional keys. The list of active commands available by functional keys is shown in special message line in the bottom of the screen. The only command "Help" which may often be essential and can be always executed with F1 key is nowhere showed. You can press F1 in any table or graph as soon as you need a prompt.

DB FLAME grants you the possibilities of adding new information (entering new cards) and data editing. Data are protected from unauthorized modification or erasing. When you want to fulfill such an operation for the first time during a session, FLAME asks you for the password.

CONCLUSION

FLAME 2.42 version is a computer aided reference manual on combustion explosives and propellants. Possibilities of burning rate prognosis on properties and composition of energetic material are intended to be included to further versions. Also dependences of burning rate vs different combustion parameters of both experimental and analytical nature will be presented: strand density, adiabatic flame temperature, low flame temperature limit, heat of combustion, material composition. Also the number of materials properties will be extended.