UNE EN 13938-3:2025
Explosives for civil uses - Propellants and rocket propellants - Part 3: Verification of deflagration to detonation transition of solid gun propellants (Endorsed by Asociación Española de Normalización in January of 2026.)
Explosivos para usos civiles. Propulsantes y propulsantes para cohetes. Parte 3: Verificación de la transición de deflagración a detonación de propulsantes sólidos para armas (Ratificada por la Asociación Española de Normalización en enero de 2026.)
| Standard number: | UNE EN 13938-3:2025 |
| Pages: | 14 |
| Released: | 2026-01-01 |
| Status: | Standard |
UNE EN 13938-3:2025
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.
