Influence of artificial pores on the detonation parameters of an emulsion explosive

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This paper presents the results of a study of the influence of the characteristics of porous inclusions on the detonation parameters of emulsion explosives (EMX). Glass and polymeric microballoons, perlite grains, hollow cenospheres, and a gas-generating additive are used as sensitizers. It is shown that polymeric microballoons with an ultra-thin wall filled with isobutane are the most efficient sensitizer that allows the potential of EMX to be fully realized.