Publications

Kittell, D.E. (2024). Empirical Correlations Between the Function of Entropy (ZS) and Net Artificial Viscous Work in a Shock Physics Hydrocode [Conference Presentation]. Aip Conference Proceedings. 10.2172/2430955

Kittell, D.E. (2024). Empirical correlations between the function of entropy (Z_S) and net artificial viscous work in a shock physics hydrocode. AIP Conference Proceedings, 3066(500008). 10.1063/12.0028745

Kittell, D.E., Brown, J.A., Whitworth, N., Handley, C., Tuttle, L., & Tuttle, L. (2024). Implementation of the CREST Reactive Burn Model in CTH – Six Years Later [Presentation]. Proceedings - 17th International Detonation Symposium, IDS 2024. 10.2172/2585987

Knepper, R.A., Bassett, W.P., Kittell, D.E., Marquez, M.P., Quinn, J.L., Tappan, A.S., Damm, D.L., & Damm, D.L. (2024). Effect of Accelerated Aging on Microstructure and Initiation of Vapor-Deposited PETN Films [Presentation]. Proceedings 17th International Detonation Symposium IDS 2024. 10.2172/2585925

Tuttle, L., Harstad, E., Kittell, D.E., & Kittell, D.E. (2024). Examining Overdriven State Predictions via Mach Stem Detonation Interactions Using XHVRB [Presentation]. Proceedings - 17th International Detonation Symposium, IDS 2024. 10.2172/2585905

Kittell, D.E., Specht, P.E., Potter, K.M., Abere, M.J., Adams, D.P., & Adams, D.P. (2023). Mesoscale Modeling of Shock Waves and Intermetallic Reactions in Ni/Al Multilayer Thin Films with Explicit Non-Ideal Interfaces [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/2480236

Ruggirello, K.P., Tuttle, L., Kittell, D.E., & Kittell, D.E. (2023). Comparison of reactive burn equilibrium closure assumptions in CTH [Conference Proceeding]. AIP Conference Proceedings. 10.1063/12.0020384

Damm, D.L., Stewart, J.A., Knepper, R.A., Bassett, W.P., Kittell, D.E., & Kittell, D.E. (2023). Mesoscale Reactive Burn Models of Shock Initiation in Vapor-Deposited PETN films [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/2463088

Sakano, M.N., Kittell, D.E., Knepper, R.A., Tappan, A.S., & Tappan, A.S. (2023). Hydrocode Modeling of Detonation Failure in Vapor-Deposited Explosive Films with Explicit 3D Interfacial Roughness [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/2431382

Knepper, R.A., Bassett, W.P., Kittell, D.E., Marquez, M.P., Quinn, J.L., Tappan, A.S., Damm, D.L., & Damm, D.L. (2023). Effect of Accelerated Aging on Microstructure and Initiation of Vapor-Deposited PETN Films [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/2430998

Stewart, J.A., Sakano, M.N., Brown, J.A., Wood, M.A., Kittell, D.E., Knepper, R.A., Damm, D.L., & Damm, D.L. (2023). Mesoscale Simulations on the Effects of Rate-Dependent Strength and the Shock-to-Detonation Behavior of Explosive Materials [Poster]. 10.2172/2430964

Tappan, A.S., Kress, M.K., Ball, J.P., Marquez, M.P., Knepper, R.A., Bassett, W.P., Sakano, M.N., Kittell, D.E., Bouligny, O.N., Damm, D.L., & Damm, D.L. (2023). Characterization of CL-20/PDMS Explosive with the Disk Acceleration eXperiment (DAX) [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/2430953

Horie, Y., Kittell, D.E., Damm, D.L., Sakano, M.N., Tappan, A.S., Knepper, R.A., & Knepper, R.A. (2023). How plane are plane shock waves in solids. AIP Advances, 13(6). 10.1063/5.0151944

Abere, M.J., Kittell, D.E., Sobczak, C.E., Adams, D.P., & Adams, D.P. (2023). Stability Criteria for Self-Propagating Reaction Waves in Co/Al Multilayers. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15(17), pp. 21210-21218. 10.1021/acsami.3c00180

Knepper, R.A., Sakano, M.N., Kittell, D.E., Marquez, M.P., Tappan, A.S., & Tappan, A.S. (2022). Effect of Non-Ideal Interfaces on Detonation Propagation [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/2003835

Ruggirello, K.P., Tuttle, L., Kittell, D.E., & Kittell, D.E. (2022). Comparison of Reactive Flow Equilibrium Closure Assumptions in CTH [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/2003868

Kittell, D.E., Bolintineanu, D.S., Ray, J., Balakrishnan, U., & Balakrishnan, U. (2022). A Survey of Explicit 3D Mesoscale Simulations and Autoregressive Models for Shock Wave Propagation in Heterogeneous Randomized Media [Conference Presentation]. 10.2172/2003802

Kittell, D.E., Abere, M.J., Yarrington, C.D., Adams, D.P., & Adams, D.P. (2022). 3D simulations of spinlike flames in Co/Al multilayers with enhanced conduction losses. Combustion and Flame, 240. 10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111952

Kittell, D.E., Knepper, R.A., Tappan, A.S., & Tappan, A.S. (2022). Reactive burn model calibration using high-throughput initiation experiments at sub-millimeter length scales. Journal of Applied Physics, 131(15). 10.1063/5.0082474

Knepper, R.A., Rupper, S., Dejong, S.A., Marquez, M.P., Kittell, D.E., Schmitt, R.L., Tappan, A.S., & Tappan, A.S. (2022). Investigating growth to detonation in vapor-deposited hexanitrostilbene and pentaerythritol tetranitrate films using high-throughput methods. Journal of Applied Physics, 131(15). 10.1063/5.0080515

Knepper, R.A., Kittell, D.E., Rupper, S., Marquez, M.P., Tappan, A.S., & Tappan, A.S. (2021). High-Throughput Initiation: Experiments and Modeling [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1844827

Knepper, R.A., Kittell, D.E., Marquez, M.P., Tappan, A.S., & Tappan, A.S. (2020). Shock interactions in multilayer explosive films [Conference Poster]. AIP Conference Proceedings. 10.1063/12.0000900

Kittell, D.E. (2020). Addressing the Gap between Meso(grain) and Continuum Scales with Stochastic Burn Models and Probability Density Function Theory [Conference Poster]. AIP Conference Proceedings. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85096451216&origin=inward

Yarrington, C.D., Kittell, D.E., Zhou, M., Miller, C., & Miller, C. (2020). Prediction of Probabilistic Detonation Threshold via Millimeter-Scale Microstructure-Explicit and Void-Explicit Simulations. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 45(2), pp. 254-269. 10.1002/prep.201900214

Brown, J.A., Kittell, D.E., Wood, M.A., Thompson, A.P., Bolintineanu, D.S., & Bolintineanu, D.S. (2020). Multiscale modeling to study effects of microstructure in shocked hexanitrostilbene [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1767897

Kittell, D.E., Abere, M.J., Adams, D.P., & Adams, D.P. (2019). 3D Simulations of Reaction Front Dynamics in a 1:1 Co/Al Reactive Multilayer System [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1643516

Kittell, D.E. (2019). ATA/1558 Interchange EOS for Shock [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1646359

Shand, L., Knepper, R.A., Bolintineanu, D.S., Wilson, L.C., Kittell, D.E., & Kittell, D.E. (2019). Nonstationary Spatial Methods for Microstructure Reconstruction [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1641429

Kerschen, N.E., Kittell, D.E., & Kittell, D.E. (2019). An Improved Temperature-Dependent Specific Heat Model for Unreacted Explosive Equations of State [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1641387

Knepper, R.A., Kittell, D.E., Marquez, M.P., Tappan, A.S., & Tappan, A.S. (2019). Shock Interactions in Multilayer Explosive Films [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1640726

Kerschen, N.E., Kittell, D.E., & Kittell, D.E. (2019). An Improved Temperatrue-Dependent Specific Heat Model for Unreacted Explosive Equations of State [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1640794

Brown, J.A., Kittell, D.E., Wood, M.A., Thompson, A.P., Bolintineanu, D.S., & Bolintineanu, D.S. (2019). Multiscale modeling to determine the effect of porosity distribution on shocked hexanitrostilbene [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1640149

Brown, J.A., Kittell, D.E., Wood, M.A., Thompson, A.P., Bolintineanu, D.S., & Bolintineanu, D.S. (2019). Multiscale modeling to determine the effect of porosity distribution on shocked hexanitrostilbene [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1639905

Tuttle, L., Schmitt, R.G., Kittell, D.E., Harstad, E., & Harstad, E. (2018). Modeling Multi-Shock Scenarios with XHVRB [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1593649

Tuttle, L., Marinis, R.T., Schmitt, R.G., Kittell, D.E., Harstad, E., & Harstad, E. (2018). Desensitization in Multi-Dimensional Scenarios [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1806972

Kittell, D.E., Yarrington, C.D., Bolintineanu, D.S., Lechman, J.B., Wood, M.A., Knepper, R.A., Olles, J.D., Thompson, A.P., Wixom, R.R., & Wixom, R.R. (2018). Mesoscale Modeling of Explosives at Sandia National Laboratories: Past and Future Directions a GA Tech Graduate Seminar Series Lecture [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1592241

Tuttle, L., Schmitt, R.G., Kittell, D.E., Harstad, E., & Harstad, E. (2018). Evaluation of XHVRB for capturing shock desensitization [Conference Poster]. AIP Conference Proceedings. 10.1063/1.5044916

Tuttle, L., Schmitt, R.G., Kittell, D.E., Harstad, E., & Harstad, E. (2018). Modeling Multi-Shock Scenarios with XHVRB [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1532609

Tuttle, L., Schmitt, R.G., Kittell, D.E., Harstad, E., & Harstad, E. (2018). Modeling Multi-Shock Scenarios with XHVRB [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1532640

Kittell, D.E., Schmitt, R.G., Tuttle, L., Harstad, E., & Harstad, E. (2018). Implementation of a CREST multistate reactive burn model in CTH for two solid high explosives [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1532450

Yarrington, C.D., Kittell, D.E., Bolintineanu, D.S., Lechman, J.B., Wood, M.A., Knepper, R.A., Olles, J.D., Thompson, A.P., Wixom, R.R., & Wixom, R.R. (2018). Mesoscale Modeling of Explosives at Sandia National Laboratories: Past and Future Directions [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1532456

Tuttle, L., Marinis, R.T., Schmitt, R.G., Kittell, D.E., Harstad, E., & Harstad, E. (2018). Desensitization in Multi-Dimensional Scenarios [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1532610

Tuttle, L., Marinis, R.T., Schmitt, R.G., Kittell, D.E., Harstad, E., & Harstad, E. (2018). Desensitization in Multi-Dimensional Scenarios [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1532608

Yarrington, C.D., Kittell, D.E., Bolintineanu, D.S., Lechman, J.B., Wood, M.A., Knepper, R.A., Olles, J.D., Thompson, A.P., Wixom, R.R., & Wixom, R.R. (2018). Mesoscale Modeling of Explosives at Sandia National Laboratories: Past and Future Directions [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1532457

Kittell, D.E., Schmitt, R.G., Tuttle, L., Harstad, E., & Harstad, E. (2018). Implementation of a CREST multistate reactive burn model in CTH for two solid high explosives [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1531303

Maines, W.R., Kittell, D.E., Hobbs, M.L., & Hobbs, M.L. (2018). Combined Mini-Cylex & Disk Acceleration Tests in Type K Copper. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 43(5), pp. 506-511. https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.201700296

Kittell, D.E., Yarrington, C.D., Lechman, J.B., Baer, M.R., & Baer, M.R. (2018). Letter: Modeling reactive shock waves in heterogeneous solids at the continuum level with stochastic differential equations. Physics of Fluids, 30(5). 10.1063/1.5031775

Wood, M.A., Kittell, D.E., Yarrington, C.D., Thompson, A.P., & Thompson, A.P. (2018). Shock Initiation at the Mesoscale: Bridging Atomistic and Continuum Simulation [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1524823

Kittell, D.E., Yarrington, C.D., Hobbs, M.L., Abere, M.J., Adams, D.P., & Adams, D.P. (2018). A diffusion-limited reaction model for self-propagating Al/Pt multilayers with quench limits. Journal of Applied Physics, 123(14). 10.1063/1.5025820

Tuttle, L., Schmitt, R.G., Kittell, D.E., Harstad, E., Marinis, R.T., & Marinis, R.T. (2017). Evaluation of XHVRB for Capturing Explosive Desensitization in CTH [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1478723