H. Keo Springer

2023 2 publications

• Springer, H.K., Miller, C.M., Kroonblawd, M.P., Bastea, S., Simulating the effects of grain surface morphology on hot spots in HMX with surrogate model development.Prop., Explos., Pyrotech. 2023, 48(4), e202200139. https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.202200139
• B.W. Hamilton, M.P. Kroonblawd, J. Macatangay, H.K. Springer, A. Strachan, Intergranular Hotspots: A Molecular Dynamics Study on the Influence of Compressive and Shear Work, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2023 127 (20), 9858-9870, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01197

2022 1 publication

• M.P. Kroonblawd & H.K. Springer, Predicted Melt Curve and Liquid Shear Viscosity of RDX up to 30 GPa, Prop., Explos., Pyrotech. 2022, 47, e202100328.

2021 1 publication

• C.M. Miller & H.K. Springer, Probabilistic effects of porosity and chemical kinetics on the shock initiation of an octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) based explosive", Journal of Applied Physics 129, 215104 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0049122

2019 1 publication

• Springer, H.K., Bassett, W.P., Bastea, S., Stekovic, S., and Tarver, C.M., Modeling Hot Spot Experiments on Shocked Octahydro‐1,3,5,7‐Tetranitro‐1,3,5,7‐Tetrazocine. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 45(2), pp. 330-337 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.201900195

2018 3 publications

• Springer, H.K., Bastea, S., Nichols III, A.L., Tarver, C.M. and Reaugh, J.E., Modeling The Effects of Shock Pressure and Pore Morphology on Hot Spot Mechanisms in HMX. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 43(8), pp.805-817 (2018).https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.201880801
• Gambino, J.R., Tarver, C.M. and Springer, H.K., Numerical parameter optimizations of the Ignition and Growth model for a HMX plastic bonded explosive. Journal of Applied Physics, 124(19), p.195901 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5052339
• Reaugh, J.E., White, B.W., Curtis, J.P. and Springer, H.K., A Computer Model to Study the Response of Energetic Materials to a Range of Dynamic Loads. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 43(7), pp.703-720 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.201700287

2017 2 publications

• Austin, R.A., Springer, H.K. and Fried, L.E., Grain-scale simulation of shock initiation in composite high explosives. Chapter in Energetic Materials (pp. 243-270). Springer, Cham. (2017).
• Springer, H.K., Sullivan, K.T., Gambino, J.R., White, B.W., Bastea, S., Reeves, R.V., Gash, A.E., High explosive additive manufacturing modeling: Overview, gaps, and new frontiers, JANNAF PEDCS Workshop on Additive Manufacturing of Energetic Systems, (2017).

2015 1 publication

• Willey, T.M., Lauderbach, L., Gagliardi, F., van Buuren, T., Glascoe, E.A., Tringe, J.W., Lee, J.R., Springer, H.K. and Ilavsky, J., "Mesoscale evolution of voids and microstructural changes in HMX-based explosives during heating through the β-δ phase transition." J. Appl. Phys. 118, 055901 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927614

2014 1 publication

• Springer, H. K.,Tarver, C. M., Reaugh, J. E., May, C. M., “Investigating short-pulse shock initiation in HMX-based explosives with reactive meso-scale simulations”, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 500 052041 (2014). DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/500/5/052041

2013 1 publication

• Tringe, J.W., Kercher, J.R., Springer, H.K., Glascoe, E.A., Levie, H.W., Hsu, P., Willey, T.M. and Molitoris, J.D., “Numerical and experimental study of thermal explosions in LX-10 and PBX 9501: Influence of thermal damage on deflagration processes, J. Appl. Phys. 28 July 2013; 114 (4): 043504. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4813518

2012 2 publications

• H.K. Springer, E.A. Glascoe, J.E. Reaugh, J.R. Kercher, J.L. Maienschein; Mesoscale modeling of deflagration-induced deconsolidation in polymer-bonded explosives. AIP Conf. Proc. 29 March 2012; 1426 (1): 705–708. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3686376
• Springer, H.K., Leininger, L.D., Nichols, A.L., Reaugh, J.E., Stanfield, J.A., Neidert, J.B., “Benchmarking ALE3D modeling with US Army burn-to-violent-reaction sub-scale rocket motor impact experiments”, Proceedings of the JANNAF 27th PSHS Joint Subcommittee Meeting (2012).

2011 3 publications

• E.A. Glascoe, P.C. Hsu, H.K. Springer, M.R. DeHaven, N. Tan, H.C. Turner, The response of the HMX-based material PBXN-9 to thermal insults: Thermal decomposition kinetics and morphological changes, Thermochimica Acta, 515 (1-2) 2011, 58-66, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2010.12.021
• Lowdermilk, W.H., Rubenchik, A.M. and Springer, H.K.,. Feasibility of High-Power Diode Laser Array Surrogate to Support Development of Predictive Laser Lethality Model, DEPS Conference, (2011)
• Springer, H. K., Willey, T. M., Friedman, G., Vandersall, K. S., Baer, M. R., “Mesoscale modeling of LX-17 under isentropic compression”, 14th Int. Det. Symp. 1137 (2011).

2010 1 publication

• Springer, H. K., Miller, W. O., Levatin, J. L., Pertica, A. J., and Olivier, S. S., Satellite collision modeling with physics-based hydrocodes: Debris generation predictions of the iridium-cosmos collision event, Proceedings of the 11th Annual AMOS Conference, (2010)

2008 1 publication

• D.M. Goto, R. Becker, T.J. Orzechowski, H.K. Springer, A.J. Sunwoo, C.K. Syn, Investigation of the fracture and fragmentation of explosively driven rings and cylinders, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 35 (12), 2008, 1547-1556, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.07.081

Other 4 publications

• Selected Publications

• H.K. Springer, Mesoscale Modeling of Spall in a Heterogeneous Two-Phase Material, University of California at Davis, PhD Dissertation

• Patents

• US 9586704B2, US20130124174A1, US Patent App. 17/326,863