11th International GTPS Seminar

2015

Europyro
41st International Pyrotechnics Seminar

Program
and Registration
to be held in TOULOUSE - FRANCE
Centre de Congrs Pierre Baudis

from 4 to 7 May 2015

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EUROPYRO 2015

will focus
on current status and improvements in
explosives and pyrotechnic elds for
defence, space, industry and safety
applications.

Papers are requested on the following topics:

Poster session

Energetic materials and molecules including environmental

friendly products, nano-scale raw ingredients, manufacturing
and control processes.

Poster session will be held permanently during

the entire seminar.
Panels will be provided.
Posters must be displayed on Monday evening
before 8.00 pm

New explosive devices and systems including:

- Initiation and ignition technologies and systems EFI, laser,
SCB, MEMS,
- Miniaturisation and nanotechnologies,
- Ordnance, industry and space applications,...
Insensitive explosives and munitions.
Applications to solid propulsion for small rocket motors
and gas generators.
Industrial explosives and ring systems for blasting,
new technologies and developments.
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) : Countering, Detection.
Methodologies for design, reliability and lifetime demonstration,
IMness justications:
- Modelling and simulation,
- Testing methodologies and procedures.
Studies on shock wave and detonics relevant to the previous CEA
managed High Dynamics Pressure workshop:
- Shockwave ow in explosives,
- Transition to detonation and advanced studies on reaction
zone,
- Laser induced ows and pulsed high powers,
- Microstructural effects, behaviour laws in materials, damages,
- Modelling and simulation.
Hazard, safety and risk management
- Hazard assessment,
- Accidental events analysis,
- Explosive safety in industry and for environment.
Regulations, friendly environment design and disposal
- European directives (CE 2013/29, CE2014/28, REACH,
GHS and CLP, etc.), implementation to commercial explosives
and pyrotechnics,
- Green design, green pyrotechnic,
- Disposal and recycling technologies.
2

Present your products

and technologies
Exhibition

Booths still available on site including

advertising in proceedings and seminar
attendance.
Booths must be ready for visit before end of early
registration (Monday 8.00 pm) and open until
Thursday noon.
For more information, please contact the organisation at : secretariat@afpyro.org

Companions activities
A program, referring to companions activities
can be proposed on demand at registration desk.

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More than 100 papers presented

during plenary and posters sessions.

Ofcial language is English.

No simultaneous translation.
Proceedings will be printed in English.

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SEMINAR CHAIRMAN

Denis DILHAN: Senior Expert for Space Pyrotechnics

CNES Toulouse Space Centre

FRENCH STEERING COMMITTEE

Airbus Defence & Space
ARIANESPACE
IPE
DGA/DT/ST
DGA TT/SDT/AM
DGA /DT/ST/MAN/PE
NEXTER Munitions
INERIS
ISL
EPC Groupe
DASSAULT Aviation
EURENCO
CEA
CNES CST
CNES DLA
E. LACROIX
HERAKLES
PYROALLIANCE
INSA Val de Loire
TDA Armements SAS
TITANOBEL SOFITER
MBDA
ENSTA Bretagne
Davey Bickford
NOBELSPORT Pont de Buis

Herv GILIBERT
Louis LAURENT
IGA Pierre LUSSEYRAN
IGA Mireille CARLIER
Serge ROQUES
Pascal VAN MELE
Michel VATREY
Raymond COINTE
Christian de VILLEMAGNE
Louis CASAGRANDE
Laurent GATHIER
Dominique GUILLET
Daniel VERWAERDE
Marc PIRCHER
Michel EYMARD
Etienne BARES
Herv AUSTRUY
Gilles FONBLANC
Jean Marie CASTELAIN
Pierre BENARD
Herv de SAINT-PIERRE
Eric Louis RIBADEAU DUMAS
Patrick PUYHABILIER
Stphane PHELEP
Jean Pierre GUIAVARCH

INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE

IPS CHAIRMAN
Ernst-Christian KOCH: Defense Academy of the United Kingdom - Cranels University
AIDICO
Beatriz COLLADO
MSIAC
Dr Michael W. SHARP
ICT
Dr. Manfred BOHN
DSTL
James CALLAWAY
TNO
Ing. Wim DE KLERK
Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics
Dr. Alla PIVKINA
MUT Technical University
Prof. Dr. Stanislaw CUDZILO
TDW
Dr. Werner ARNOLD
DSTO
Dr. Ken SMIT
US Army ARDEC
Jay PORET
National Defense Academy
Shingo DATE

Spain
Belgium - NATO
Germany
UK
Netherlands
Russia
Poland
Germany
Australia
USA
Japan

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

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Jehan VANPOPERYNGHE: Deputy Director of CEA/VALDUC

Chairman
Secretary: Anne DELMAS, CNES CST
MSIAC Energetic Materials
ICT Fraunhofer
SANDIA National Lab.
TNO
Purdue university
U.S. Army RDECOM ARDEC
SEMENOV Institut of Chemical Physics
ISL
CNES
NEXTER Munitions
AIRBUS Defence & Space
Herakles
EURENCO
MBDA
DGA/TT
E .LACROIX
TDA Armements SAS

Dr Matthew ANDREWS
Volker WEISER
Alexander TAPPAN
Dr. Joost van LINGEN
Steven SON
Dr. Jesse SABATINI
Dr Alla PIVKINA
Christophe TAMISIER
Denis DILHAN
Frantz CAILLAU
Jean-Yves COUSIN
Sbastien VEYRY
Serge LECUME
Michel VIVES
Alain YODO
Dominique MEDUS
Jean-Claude MEUNIER

Belgium - NATO
Germany
USA
Netherland
USA
USA
Russia
France
France
France
France
France
France
France
France
France
France

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Joseph REFOUVELET: A3FP VicePresident Events

REGISTRATION FEES (all prices include VAT)

Standard
Speaker

Early registration
(Until 5th April)

Late Registration
(From 6th April)

900
800

1000
800

The registration fees include:

admission to the Welcome reception on Monday, May 4, 2015.
access to all sessions of the Scientic Program.
3 lunches from Tuesday, May 5 until Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Access to the Gala dinner on Wednesday, May 6, 2015.
PLEASE NOTE that there is a special rate for accompanying person.
Lunches 25
Gala dinner 120 (including visit tour, transport and dinner)
Access to hotel reservations is available on registration website after end of registration.
CANCELLATION CONDITIONS
Any cancellation request must be sent to : contact@europyro.cborg.net
The following cancellation fees will be applied:
50% of the registration fees for cancellations received between 8 March and 5 April 2015 included
100% of the registration fees for cancellations received after 5 April 2015

REGISTRATION FORM :

Register on internet : http://itcborg.info/EUROPYRO2015

YOUR CONTACTS : for any request on registration, accomodations, travel, payments,
Exhibition contact : secretariat@afpyro.org or contact@europyro.cborg.net

For invitations letter to attend the Europyro (visa request), contact : secretariat@afpyro.org
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Day 1

Key notes
J. PORET - US Army ARDEC

10h00 - 10h30

Coffee Break

CHAIRPERSON 1
CHAIRPERSON 2
10h30 - 11h10

CASSIOPE

ARIANE 1

ARIANE 2

Session S1a
Energetic materials and molecules

Session S2a
Methodologies for design, safety, reliability
and lifetime demonstration
TBD
TBD

Session S3a
High Dynamic Pressures

KK. RINK - Rink International LLC

CD. YARRINGTON - Sandia National Laboratories

TBD
TBD
Key notes
D. SPITZER - French-German Research Institute of Saint-louis

10h50 - 11h10
11h10 - 11h30

11h30 - 11h50
11h50 - 12h10
12h10 - 12h30

12h30 - 14h00

May 2015

Welcome adress and seminar arrangements: Joseph REFOUVELET, Organisation Committee Chairman
Welcome adress and seminar opening: Denis DILHAN, Seminar chairman
Keynote address: Jehan VANPOPERYNGHE Scientic Committee chairman

9h30 - 10h00

Tuesday
05/05/2015 (AM)

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9h00 - 09h30

Room

Tuesday 05

Energetic nanomaterials :
opportunities to enhance performances
fullling at the same time environnemental requirements

W. ARNOLD - MBDA-TDW

Testing and modelling the initiation of insensitive explosives

by projectile impact

C. FOURNIER - TDA Armements SAS

New melt-cast high explosive tailored to large-series insensitive

ammunition

A. HAHMA - DIEHL BGT Defence

Use of the krypton-85 radioisotope technique to assess non-hermetic

energetic devices

F. CHASSAGNE - DGA Missiles Testing

Complete numerical simulation of the Fast-Cook-Off Test applied

to a Solid Rocket Motor (SRM)

L. COURTY - Universit dOrlans

Experimental characterization of the thermal degradation

of low vulnerability propellants

J. CORBEL - ISL

Understanding the effect of RDX particle shape on shock sensitivity

J. DILGER - Naval Surface Warfare Center

Advanced black body are compositions with multiple

combustion zones

Preliminary investigation into Pyrotechnic chemical products via

Mass Spectrometry Techniques

J. GLAVIER - LAAS-CNRS

M. DOUET - Federal Institute for Materials

Research and Testing

Prediction of pressure, temperature and reaction end products of

Al-based thermite using a local thermodynamics equilibrium

Explosive properties of mixtures of black and ash powders

TBD
TBD
Porosity effects on the initiation of CL-20

V. CHUZEVILLE - CEA

Detonation initiation of heterogeneous melt-cast high explosives

L. BLANC - INSA Centre Val de Loire

A compressed balloon approach for the simplied modeling

of a blast wave

A. LEFRANCOIS - CEA

Low amplitude shock initiation experiments on TATB base composition

tested with inverse particle velocity

F. BALLANGER - CEA

Small scale blast experiments in dry aqueous foam

PA. FRUGIER - CEA

Laser Imaging : principles and application, picturing detonation

waves in ns regime

Lunch Break
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Tuesday
05/05/2015
(PM)
CHAIRPERSON 1
CHAIRPERSON 2
14h00 - 14h20

14h20 - 14h40

14h40 - 15h00

15h00 - 15h20
15h20 - 15h40
15h40 - 16h00

17h00 - 17h20

17h20 - 17h40

ARIANE 1

ARIANE 2

Session S1b
Energetic materials and molecules

Session S2b
Methodologies for design, reliability and lifetime demonstration,
IMness justications
TBD
TBD
N. FORICHON - N. CHAUMET - NEXTER Munitions

Session S3b
High Dynamic Pressures

TBD
TBD
MK ATAMANOV - Institute of Combustion Problems

Development and investigation of pyrotechnic compositions for green

colored lights based on B2O3 and H3BO3

JD. MORETTI - US Army RDECOM-ARDEC

Development of Next-Generation Pyrotechnic Illuminants

for Military Applications

C. MIRO SABATE - CNRS University Claude Bernard of Lyon

Methylated 2 -tetrazenes and hydrazines

AP. SHAW - US Army RDECOM-ARDEC

Metal-element compounds of titanium, zirconium,

and hafnium as pyrotechnic fuels

P. SHAWCROSS - Battelle Memorial Institute

Pyrotechnic formulations containing potassium ferrate

JS. BRUSNAHAN - Weapons and Combat System Division

IRCM pyrotechnic formulations based on boron carbide as the fuel

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TBD
TBD
G. ZANIOLO - CEA

How Nexter Munitions takes into account the reach obsolescences :

from the formulation to the production line

Detonation products
Air turbulent mixing and combustion for various oxygen balances :
analysis and modelling

D. MAILLET - Roxel

H. TAO - Institute of Applied Physics and Computational

Mathematics

Underwater demilitarisation : a safe and efcient way to eliminate solid

propellant

Ch. MARRAUD - Herakles

Advanced biological treatment for solid propulsion - LICORNE

E. PRADINES - Etienne Lacroix

Approach for the assessment of acute inhalation toxicity of smoke

ammunitions by in silico, in vitro and in vivo modelling

E. SCHULTZ - MSIAC

Integrated munition health management cooperative demonstration

of technology

M. MEKKI - Universit de Rouen

Characterization and toxic assessment of smoke aerosols and aerosols

produced by ring small caliber ammunition: a comparative study

Numerical simulation of detonation in suspended mixed RDX and

aluminum dust

Y. KATO - Nippon Koki Co. Ltd

Development of crater forming device for the asteroid explorer

Hayabusa2

G. PRUDHOMME - CEA

Study of particle coulds ejected under shock : the contributions

of photonic doppler velocimetry

O. BOZIER - CEA

Characterization of thin detector shielding against explosion

F. BALLANGER - CEA

Small scale blast experiments in dry aqueous foam

Coffee Break
C. MARTIN - ISL

C. MORRIS - US Army Research Laboratory

Energetic nanocompositions : smart materials, effects and applications Modeling the combustion of micrometer scale porous silicon channels

P. GIBOT - ISL

Electrostatic discharge desensitization of AI/WO3 nanothermites

by means of a conductive material

L. GLAVIER - LAAS CNRS

Development of new nanothermite based mixtures for

pyrotechnical impact micro-initiator

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16h00 - 16h40
16h40 - 17h00

Tuesday 05

E. MIKLASZEWSKI - Naval Surface Warfare Center

Elimination of perchlorate oxidizers from yellow pyrotechnic

are compositions

B. CHAMAYOU - Airbus Defence & Space

Opto-pyro trains for Space Systems

H. LE BRETON - Nexter Munitions

Opto-pyro detonator for Space Systems

J. NICOLOSO - Airbus Defence & Space

Studies on combustion of conned explosive in an Opto-Pyrotechnic

Detonator (DOP)

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8h00 - 08h30
Room
Wednesday
06/05/2015 (AM)
CHAIRPERSON 1
CHAIRPERSON 2
8h40 - 9h00

9h00 - 9h20

9h20 - 9h40

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Key notes M. CARLIER - DGA - Technical Directorate - Head of missiles, weapons and ammunitions branch
CASSIOPE

ARIANE 1

ARIANE 2

Session S1c
Energetic materials and molecules

Session S2b
Methodologies for design, safety, reliability
and lifetime demonstration
TBD
TBD

Session S4a
New explosive devices and systems

TBD
TBD
JY. AHN - Pusan National University

Tuning the explosive reactivity of nanoenergetic materials on a chip by

controling the strucutre of Al and CuO multilayers

K. WOIRIN - Herakles

Very low critical diameter explosive composition formulation

and characterization

NV. AVERIANOVA - Kasan National Research Technological

University
Nanobrillar cellulose nitrate

9h40 - 10h00

Wednesday 06

F. PESSINA - ISL

Ultimate size explosives obtained by SFE process

MM. NARDAI - Fraunhofer Intitute of Chemical Technology

TBD
TBD
G. DEMEZON - Herakles

Interaction energies between binder polymers and crystalline surfaces

in composite materials determined by solution microcalorimetry and
computer simulation

Thermal modelling of a medium energy electro-pyrotechnic initiator

R. SORIN - CEA

S. CHEN - Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Numerical simulation of embedded electromagnetic particle velocity

gauges in 2D ows

JM. SIBEAUD - CEA

Full scale Experiments and Modelling of ground burst effects

on buildings

J. BENIER - CEA

Development of optical ber sensor for detonation velocity measurement

Initiation of HNS-IV explosive using laser-driven yers

G. PEDROZA - Alphanov

Evaluation of laser diode reliability risks associated with optical feedback within an optopyro ignition line

L. SOULIE - Herakles

Design and experimental evaluation of a secured multi-point

opto-pyrotechnic train

Coffee Break

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Room
Wednesday
06/05/2015
(AM)
10h30 - 10h50

10h50 - 11h10
11h10 - 11h30

11h30 - 11h50
11h50 -12h10
12h10 - 12h30

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CASSIOPE

ARIANE 1

ARIANE 2

Session S1c
Energetic materials and molecules

Session S2c
Methodologies for design, safety, reliability
and lifetime demonstration

Session S4a
New explosive devices and systems

M. COMET - ISL

N. DAVIOT - Autoliv-Livbag

S. H. KIM - Pusan National University

Nanothermites : a toolbox for solving contemporary challenges

in pyrotechnics

Methodology for predicting safe functioning of airbag inators during

re test using fast

Flash ignition and controlled-underwater explosion reactivity

of carbon nanotube/nanoenergetic composite materials

F. STA - Nexter Munitions

Y. GUENGANT - Herakles

C. VALANCIUS - Sandia National Laboratories

Presentation of a doctoral thesis which studies the rheology

Assessment of thermal ux effects generated by accidental combustion
of energetic concentrated suspensions used as melt-cast formulations
of pyrotechnic materials

M. GUERAIN - CEA

X-Ray diffraction studies of HMX and TATB after processing operations

and thermo-mechanical testing

A. PIVKINA - Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics

Synergistic interaction of ammonium perchlorate and HMX

at thermolysis and combustion

K. IKEDA - National Defense Academy

G. BAILLEAU - DGA Techniques Terrestres

N. RUMEAU - Roxel

New innovative anti-tank solid rocket motor design

T. SEYIDOGLU - Fraunhofer Intitute of Chemical Technology

R. LAFONT - Nexter Munitions

W. LIZHI - Nanjing University of Science & Technology

R. LAFONT - Nexter Munitions

Characterization of butacene based composite propellants by loss factor

curves determined with DMA

Burning mechanism of some azodicarbonamide/ammonium nitrate/

copper (II) oxide mixtures

Study on The Propulsion Performance of GAP with Laser Micro Ablation

MA. BOHN - Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology

M. COTTREL-BUSSENAULT - Herakles

Review of some peculiarities of the stability and

decomposition of HNF and ADN

HMX Hotwire initiation and Performance Criteria

AKTS Thermokinetics : Evaluation, Limits, Perspectives

Reliability : GTPS methods

12h30 - 14h00

Lunch Break

Wednesday
06/05/2015
(PM)

Tour of Airbus A380 nal assembly line & AEROSCOPIA Museum

Dr. Bernard E. Douda Young Scientist Award and Prix Paul VIEILLE
DINNER GALA AT DOMAINE DE PREISSAC

Wednesday 06

Xfoil-Init

PyroMEMS In-It

E. GIRAUD - Herakles

Continuous gas generant innovation the reason for airbag technology

success

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8h20 - 08h50
Thursday
07/05/2015 (AM)

9h00 - 9h20

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CNES - Directorate of Launchers

Room

CHAIRPERSON 1
CHAIRPERSON 2

Thursday 07

CASSIOPE

ARIANE 1

ARIANE 2

Session S1d
Energetic materials and molecules

Session S2b
Methodologies for design, safety, reliability
and lifetime demonstration
TBD

Session S4c
New explosive devices and systems

TBD
TBD

TBD
TBD

TBD

E. LIEBENS - Herakles / G. GONTHIER - Herakles

VP. SINDITSKII - Mendeleev University of Chemical

Technology of Russia

Aircraft safety devices

Burning behavior and combustion mechanism of explosive

coordination compounds

9h20 - 9h40

S. KNAPP - Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology

9h40 - 10h00

D. DYE - Naval Surface Warfare Center

10h00 - 10h20

10h20 - 10h40
10h40 - 11h00

Hot-Spot Modelling of Thermite Mixtures

Investigation into blue light emission
for cooper-containing pyrotechnics

D. TRACHE - Ecole Militaire Polytechnique

Synthesis and characterization of nitrocellulose microcrystalline

from soft wood using organosolv process

S. COMTE - Herakles

Nitropyrazole synthesis : synthesis fo formulation

B. HAGUENAUER - PYROALLIANCE

Assessing Post-Ignition Pyrotechnic Behavior

Green high performance Linear Shaped Charge

C. FRENOIS - CEA

L. KURTH - Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing

V. KALENDER - Tubitak Sage

P. SHISHKOV - University of Mining and Geology

JL. DEQUIEDT - CEA

W. WEISER - Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology

Detection of vapour of explosives by a multi-sensor prototype

Characterisation of electrolyte and pyrotechnic pellets in thermal

batteries
Crystalline plasticity and the elasto-plastic behavior of ductile materials

Assessment of Explosives in pyrotechnic articles for special effect

(Squibs)
Obtaining of rocket engine from waste material

Pyroorganic Flares - State of the Art and Progress

M. GOZIN - Tel Aviv University

Nitration of 3,6-Bis(aminoazole)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine Derivatives Towards

More Oxygen-balanced Nitrogen-rich Energetic Materials

Coffee Break

11h00 - 11h30
11h30 - 11h50

M. SKAGGS - Sandia National Laboratories

F. DAVID QUILLOT - CEA

Towards low-cost TATB based formulations

11h50 - 12h10

V. SIZLOV - Mendeleev University

of Chemical Technology of Russia

GTPS Working Group

Catalyst action zones at combustion of low-calorie propellants

12h10 - 12h30

Reliability Workshop

N. RUMEAU - Roxel

ResonantAcoustic Mixing - Processing and formulation challenges

for cost effective manufacturing

12h30 - 12h50

EUROPYRO 2015 CONFERENCE CONCLUSION

ANNOUNCEMENTS : 15th International Symposium on Fireworks - 42nd International Pyrotechnics Seminar

12h50 - 14h30

Lunch Break
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Poster n 1

K. KATOH - Faculty of Engineering, Fukuoka University

Study on the dismantlable adhesives containing an oxidative inorganic salt

Poster n2

JM. CHEVALIER - CEA/CESTA

Study of a debris shield limiting projection effects associated with a pyrotechnic accident. Numerical experiments and simulations related

Poster n3

S. NAGAYAMA - Fukuoka University

Investigation of thermal behavior and surface condition of ammonium nitrate/ammonium perchlorate particles prepared by spray drying

Poster n4

JM. CHEVALIER - CEA/CESTA

Dynamic behaviour of two adhesive materials

Poster n5

JM. CHEVALIER - CEA/CESTA

Transverse shadowgraphy and newrecovery technique to investigate dynamic fragmentation of laser shock-loaded metals

Poster n6

A. MARAVAL - Etienne Lacroix

Advanced on new pyrotechnic compositions free chlorine for multispectral masking

Poster n7

A. MOULOUD - Ecole Militaire Polytechnique

Effect of nanoparticles on reaction kinetic data of composite rocket propellants based on epoxy binder

Poster n8

D. HEBERT - CEA/CESTA
Hypervelocity impacts into porous graphite : experiments and simulations

Poster n9

A. MEZROUA - Ecole Militaire Polytechnique

Kinetic study of the thermal degradation of composite rocket propellant based of porous ammonium perchlorate

Poster n10

S. CAMUS - CEA
Low velocity impact simulations on HMX-bases PBXs using adaptive meshing